More from Canada

Have you all seen the large electricity generating windmills? We went and looked at some while we were up in Canada. Each one of the blades weighs seven tons! I took some pictures to show you all some perspective on just how large they are.
Here I am looking fabulous by the nacelle
And here I am again by one of the blades. HUGE. These machines are so interesting. We had tons of fun
Here is Rachel's first experience with Waterton wildlifeSquirrel!Rachel loved her walking stick, then her Daddy found one she liked better.


Here is Rachel, indulging in one of every child's favorite past time, throwing rocks

Back from Canada

This is Matt's birthday cake, picked out by his siblings. The hand pointing at Matt is Rachel's as she declares that her Daddy isn't pretty as a princess as the cake states. I asked her what Dad was, and she said pretty as a Daddy.








Well, we had a fabulous trip to Canada. It was so great to see so much family. It had been about two years since Matt had last been home. Rachel had so much fun. She was very happy and very tired. We took about a million pictures, so I will probably post more in the next couple of days. So now you all have that to look forward too. Lucky you!

Family Pics

I just thought I would show you a couple of the photos we took today. It was crazy trying to get everyone to even be in the same area and looking together. All in all I think I got some very nice shots (there are many more than shown here) So maybe more to come later

A Trip to the Zoo

At the Park with my Sisters

This picture was just to show all of you that I do still exist even though this blog carries my name but holds mostly pictures of Rachel.
A mighty warrior
and climber
Kelltie and Kaleb
and here we all are enjoying a beautiful day.

Potpourri

Just a few pictures for fun. After all there is nothing like being chased by a maniacal three year old. And I have given Rachel evidence for later years that I was a mean mommy, and made her vacuum. (She loves to take a turn at vacuuming, she gets really excited when I let her)
A fun new toy has added a new dimension of fun to out door play

So, what's new?

Well, the past two weeks have been interesting. Above you will see the picture of our new car. A new car you say! But, why? Well, the transmission on Matt's truck died dead. We decided it was a better use of our money to put a down-payment on a car than spend several thousand on repairing the truck. So, that is the short version of the story. It is nice to have a new car that we aren't worried is going to break down any minute. I'm still having a heart attack about the whole thing, but I'm getting better.
Below you see Matt and Rachel playing Rock Band. They love it, and it makes Rachel's day if you play with her. She also can't believe it when we play without her.