finally, a snow day!

neil & dad walked up to the school for some sledding

neil's pinewood derby car, "lightning killer!"

so c-c-cold...

larry & alan trying a new sport - lacrosse! the season starts in march, but they've been going to skills training practices on sundays.

yep, it was my turn to cook

look out, natalie is crawling! :)

larry, alan, meg, audrey

for some reason my school decided that staff needed to accompany the kids on a field trip to the family fun center...so here I'm waiting with my co-workers to board our 'lunch lady express'

jenny & I blew those kids off the road

happy 2008!

uncle bill's fireworks extravaganza

elliott, alan & neil wait for the countdown...

toooot!

larry...he's nice like this

merry christmas!

rudolph-neil & his gingerbread house


christmas eve at grandma mag's - jack adding to the mountain of gifts


grandma & megan

neil, joe, kelli, alan

annette, woofie, derb

darla making the oyster stew, while nick & brad "help!"

christmas morning... larry & alan's new lacrosse gear, handmade with love by santa's elves

larry amidst the christmas morning debris

dad wearing the new golf visor he got from carrie :)

alan's new seahawk jersey

natalie plays with her gift

larry with his new underwear on his head. gotta make sure it fits right...

neil playing his new wii game

more cousins at christmas - meg, audrey, larry

neil at the cougar mountain zoo's reindeer festival

reindeer!

reindeer extreme close-up

we got rained on

neil & alan try out santa's sleigh

ow, quit it!

alpaca with grass on his head. they make me nervous because they always look to be seriously considering spitting in your face...

uncanny resemblance

all tired out ... time to nap on the dog-pillow. we hope everyone had a wonderful christmas!

december madness

2 more days of school left!

happy Natalie

Alan's basketball team (the little green guys).

Santa making his yearly drive around town in an antique fire truck to collect donations. I thought the older boys might be too cool for it this year.

Wrong - poor Santa was kinda freaked out.

Spencer & Alan eating Christmas cookies with their mouths open, having some kind of fiesta, I guess?

Larry & Co.

Ella & Larry having Sunday dinner together :)

Megan & Audrey

Yay, Pokemon!

karaoke time - oh if you could only hear it.

Aaahh, my ears! turn off the karaoke!