Our backyard

Our backyard was a huge gravel pit that is now a dump for clean materials like rocks and dirt. On Monday I looked out the window and saw this...thankfully no one was hurt and it wasn't a Ludtke truck!

the video of it being put upright!

Lynden Park

The town of Lynden (Sam calls in London) has one of the nicest parks in the area. We spent an hour or so last Sunday. I've taken Sam to this park before when she was 2. But she didnt remember it. It's one of the coolest public parks I have ever been to and the kids had a blast. The twins found another set of twins to play with...it was cute one played with one twin while the other played with the other. Courtney has a hard time with names and kept yelling "Friend!" It so funny how kids meet at the park and by the end of the day they are the best of friends!

very fun slide. Sydney (or was it Courtney) was scared the first time down but promptly ran back up and went down again and again!

so many trees around here!

Soccer

Got Sam all signed up for soccer...she really loves the sport! Her new coach (Coach Sam) thinks she's got game! It is a little colder watching her practices here though! I wore my ski coat and had a heavy blanket over me and wishing I had remembered my hat too! It'll warm up a bit...let's hope!

Whatcom Museum

The city of Bellingham has a museum and in it is a little activity center for the kids. The kids really enjoyed it so we became members. They also have a fabulous art room where there is a "teacher" there to help with a center craft for the day. We have already gone twice! I think it will become a weekly adventure...it's next to the big library downtown. We are slowly getting out and trying to figure it all out...

the tooth fairy

Sam lost her tooth! She was so excited. She put it in a plastic bag under her pillow for the tooth fairy. At some point the twinks got into and LOST her tooth. Sam was oh so sad. We looked everywhere for it. She wrote a note to the tooth fairy saying she lost and to "forgive her." Then right when she was crawling into bed she stepped on it! She was ecstatic! She promptly ripped up the note and put it under her pillow. Since it was her first tooth and all the tooth fairy left $5One week later we were out to breakfast and she pulled the another one out...the tooth fairy only left a dollar for that one!

dogs and snow

My brother, Lance, is living on the property so we get to spend time with his dogs. Samantha isnt the biggest fan of them. And Cosmo (he's not pictured) eats everything so the dogs have to stay downstairs. If you leave anything out on the counter he figures out how to get it. Since we have lived here he' ate a few sandwiches, a few bowls of cereal and a chocolate cake!

Courtney loves Cali!

We woke up on the 27th to snow! The kids were super excited. I drove to town to find some sleds but both Target and Wal-mart were sold out. They seemed have fun anyways!

Everson Elementary

Sam started Everson Elementary on February 24 (one month ago today.) She goes from 9 to 12:30 every day except Wednesday when she goes all day until 3:30. She really likes her new teacher and she is excited to have homework! (I wonder how long that will last!) on the 3rd week she was there it was the end of the semester and she got a report card. She is way beyond what she is suppose to know by the end of the year (Mrs. Nuesse and all day kinder rocks!)

The one thing she is super thrilled about is the BUS. Here she is waiting patiently for the bus to pick her up!

and off she goes...

and her she is coming home from school...