The New Year...2020...Dream Big!

 Oh the excitement of 2020!  

We had a small party on New Year's Eve, and after hanging out a little while, my two older girls joined a group of three other young ladies that were there who decided to go check out the fireworks in a certain area of town.

Long story short, they never made it because the traffic was so intense on the roads, but they got to see a lot of "interesting" people while they sat in traffic.

We like to start off the year with a two-day trip to the mountains before the kids go back to school.

It's nice to be up so high and out of the city.

The clouds rolling in in the morning are a beautiful sight, and by the time I've finished my coffee, the sun is shining and the clouds have moved on.

Sometimes it's crystal clear. 

And sometimes, you can't even see that your are on a mountain.

There isn't a ton to do while we are up on the mountain so time outside, playing games, resting, reading, and drinking coffee make it an ideal place to get rejuvenated.

January 3, 2020

Caleb was inside and missed out on our time in the snow one day, but he made up for it when the sun went down. 

He decided he would run in the snow barefoot with only his shorts on "just for fun." Keira joined in with the barefoot part while the rest of us just watched (and laughed).

The video of this "race" still makes me laugh.

Never would I ever...

And since these two sleep in the living room, we could all see in the morning that they were still worn out.

Happy birthday, Mom!

Bowling and Clouds

Kylie had some interesting school assignments in January.

For her P.E. class she was told to experience another sport by joining a team, learning the rules and taking part in the activity.

Well...the options here for girls in sports are slim to none.

We emailed the teacher, and explained our dilemma.  She told us to keep looking.

We decided on bowling.  But we didn't join a team.  We just went and had an "experience."

The whole family.

We took lots of funny videos, but the only still shots I got were of Keira, so that's all I've got for you.

Plus, her bowling technique gave me a lot more time to take a picture than any other person in our family, if you know what I mean.

Outside the bowling alley...

Another project Kylie had was for science.  She had to classify clouds, record temps and barometric pressure highs and lows for 30 days.  

There usually aren't a lot of clouds here, but this project pushed her to look and observe every day. 

On this particular day, it was a rare, clear day, and we could even see mountains in the distance.

I zoomed in so you could see what I'm talking about.

The week after the dust storm, we also had a few beautiful sunsets.

It would be nicer without the buildings and wires, but I love looking at God's handiwork anyway I can get it.