winter wonderland

Levi David Reed

Easter

We had a great Easter with the kids this year! Fin was very excited to decorate eggs and go egg hunting.For some reason Fin decided to call his eggs 'monster eggs' instead of Easter eggs. We tried to get Ava involved but she didn't really seem to be very interested in the colorful eggs. We helped Ava find a couple of eggs, which Fin proptly stole from her (as seen in the photos!) I suppose in the end, it really didn't matter whose basket the eggs ended up in - neither one of them ate them anyway.

A New Baby

We are excited to welcome a new baby to our family! Our little addition can be expected to arrive around October 17th. Reed and I feel very blessed and are looking forward to meeting our sweet new baby. I know that Fin and Ava will love having another friend to play with. We are so thankful for our growing family.

Fin snowboarding

Fin has always been fascinated with snowboarding. He loves to watch everyone get dressed up in their snow gear (Fin calls them robot clothes) and ski in and out of the cabin. He always begs to come out with us, but has had to settle for sledding instead. This year Reed decided to take Fin for a little ride on his board. We bundled up our little thrill seeker and hiked up the hill right next to the cabin. Fin was so excited to go boarding! He loved it! He kept yelling 'Faster Faster!' and would hurry back up the hill as soon as they reached the cabin. It will probably still be a few years before we get Fin his own board and let him tear up the mountain on his own.

Swimming night

Reed and I decided to take the kids to family swim night at the pool. We all had a great time playing in the water. Fin hadn't been swimming since his swimming lessons last summer so he needed some time to get used to the water again. Ava seemed to like the water and loved playing with the straps on her huge life jacket. Reed and I took turns paddling the kids around. It was a fun evening, we'll have to go swimming more often so Fin and I can both get over our fear of water.

Tiger House

One of Fin's favorite things to do is to build forts with me. He likes to pretend that he is a tiger and calls his forts 'tiger houses'. Usually we just use the big couch to make a long hall and the ottoman to make a 'room'. This was the biggest tiger house we've made. Fin spent the whole afternoon crawling on the ground, growling and playing in his house. As you can see Fin filled 'his room' in the tiger house with all his toys and even made himself a bed.