St Patrick's Day 2009

Sorry, the pictures will come later, but here is a video of the kids from this morning! :)

Happy St Patrick's Day!!

And, Happy Birthday to Kari and Patrick!!!

Wii Boxing

Sunday night the kids wanted to play wii bowling...which of course is always fun. Then Ryan said he wanted to play the "punch punch" game. I cannot remember if they have ever tried this or not, but it sure was funny watching them go after each other. Ryan had some good hits....and Hailey had to get up after being knocked down, but in the end, Ryan was awarded his first KO (knock out)!! :) Hailey didn't like that, so watch out Ryan...she will get you next time! :)

Computer fun

This past weekend we finally got a new home computer (therefore the lack of posting...or it is my excuse for a few days of no posting). We had the old one for almost FIVE years...unbelievable! :) Chris and I finally got it all set up...and then had to decide what to do with the old computer. He suggested putting it in the kid's toy room, but there really isn't room in there for it. So...we went to Target and got this cute little desk for it, and set up the computer for them to use in the basement! They LOVE IT! Actually, Hailey loves it the most, but Ryan is a close second (only because Hailey loves it so ;). Here is a picture of Hailey already using it....and Ryan waiting for his turn. Then, another picture so you can see where in the basement it is. :)

Crazy kids

Saturday night the kids were acting all crazy and having a fun time. I was sure that was going to END as soon as I brought the camera out, but it didn't! :)

First...Ryan! He has been saying the following for some time now, but I can never get him to say it on the camera. This isn't his best, but it shows it for the most part. He will say "The ladies love me" and move his arms all crazy. Usually the arms move slower than this, but it still is all silly like he usually does. :)

Now, Hailey! :) She was standing on her chair singing this song (and various verses too) for quiet a while. Ten minutes into it, you start to get sick of hearing "let's dance" over and over and over again! :) Still, I wanted to capture Hailey. She is growing up soooo much and it is hard to see sometimes. :)

Ice skating anyone?!?

While in MN visiting Tim, Kendra, Owen and Mason for Valentine's Day, Grandma and Papa Pilcher brought back a fun present for the kids....ICE SKATES! There is this cute ice skating rink in Red Lodge that we want to try, and now can since the kids have skates. They are both so excited to try it and even had to try their skates on at the cabin! :) Hopefully the ice lasts until we can try it at least once ;)

Way to go Hailey!

She finally did it!! On Monday night, 2/23, Hailey rode her bike with just 2 wheels...no training wheels!!! SHE DID IT! She was so excited and so were Chris and myself! She needs to practice a little more, but now it should be easier for her. In the past, the kids haven't been able to ride their bikes that much. We are so busy and gone most weekends. So, we made it a priority to work on it with her more since she really wanted to learn. We took out the old, smaller bike, and it didn't take long for her to get it (of course I was wondering how long it would take...or if she would ever get it). We were SO PROUD of her again! Way to go Hailey!!! :) Now she wants to ride her bike ALL THE TIME :)

Weekend at the cabin

We were finally able to get back to the cabin last weekend. Chris has been gone traveling for work, so the kids and I have been home for the last 3 weekends. So, it was time to get back to the cabin. We got a little snow in Billings on Friday, and Red Lodge got 9" of snow...so we knew what we would do on Saturday....SKIING!!

Ryan was able to do his "full day of skiing" like he asked for. This consisted of 2 group lessons...10:30-12:00 and 1:30-3:00. He did FANTASTIC! No complaining at all and he loved every minute of it. It helped that it was over 45 degrees outside, all sun, and no wind! PERFECT!! His teachers said he needed to come back again soon....they could tell Ryan loved it and they wanted him back ;) However, he was pretty tired when we got all done and wasn't too thrilled about walking back to the car. ;)



Hailey...she is a wonderful story herself. This is what I saw 10-12 times on Saturday....

That is her and Chris going up the mountain. YES, they spent the day going down together. No lessons for her (well, she did learn TONS, but Chris was teaching this time). And, she was skiing without her bungee tying her skis together! She started out just coming straight down, really slow. By the second time down, Chris had her following him down...zig-zaging across the mountain. It was so exciting to watch! She did SO FANTASTIC! Their trip down the mountain started at 30-40 minutes. By the end of the day, they were going down in 10-15 minutes!! Chris said there were times that he had to work hard to catch up to Hailey!! She loved it...and improved so much. I think we have a little skier on our hands! :) Here are pictures of her in action.

And, finally a few videos. Remember when I got the video camera I told you the zoom isn't good. Therefore, it is very tough to see Hailey in her videos. Just look for all the pink, and also she usually wasn't wearing her mittens, so they are hanging down from her coat! :) You will probably see her at the end, and then you can play it again and try to find her at the beginning :) Good luck!

Here is Ryan ... I didn't get the best videos of him as I was too busy watching Hailey :) Sorry buddy!

And, here is Hailey. Her first video is about 1/2 way through the day...she was skiing crazy! :)

And, here is another video of Hailey. This was her last run of the day...and she almost ran right into the rack of skis!!! She got a little talk of slowing down after this one! :)

It was a FUN day for everyone...and the kids were exhausted! :) After supper, a treat of ice cream at Scoops!, and a nice warm bath, the kids got to watch a movie in their room. At 9:00, Ryan came in the living room at the cabin and told me he thought it was time for bed! No arguments here! I put them in their beds, and they never moved until almost 8:00 am! :)

Valentine's Day 2009

What is not to love about Valentine's Day?! Pink, red, hearts, flowers, love, CANDY...we love it all here! :) The kids started their day with the usual Valentine's breakfast....pink heart pancakes with sprinkles, strawberries and pink apple juice. YUM!

After that, we were able to just relax around the house, play, watch cartoons, and finally get ready to go to the airport to get Chris. Here is the card they got for Chris. Hailey has been singing "who let the dogs out?" for quite a while now, so when we saw this card, we had to get it. I think we have heard it a good 30 times...if not more! :) I love their dancing!!! :)

Here they are with their valentines flowers and gifts.


And, a nice wish from them (even though it is a little late :) )....

Home Depot Day

On the first Saturday of the month, Home Depot has a project for kids to do (Thanks KRIS for telling us about it!!). Since the kids and I were in town on Sat, Feb 7, we thought we would try it out! We got there and what FUN we had. It was easy, nice set up, cute project, and FREE! And, the kids of course LOVED it!

Here they are at Home Depot still, wearing their orange aprons (cute!!), and showing off their finished heart trinket boxes.

After that, we went to buy paints so we could really finish them. We didn't paint them until Sunday, but I was so proud of both of them. Hailey's looks fantastic and she took her time on everything. Ryan, believe it or not, took his time a little too. It looks much better than I thought it would! :) Let me know what you think. :)

Superbowl Sunday

Sunday, February 1, 2009...........SUPERBOWL SUNDAY! The kids were all ready....and then Ryan asked "why aren't the Broncos playing?!?!" :( Sorry buddy...but we will still support them today! :)