SnowBowl...Owen's first skiing trip

Last Saturday, it was family day at the hill. Todd has been up there to snowboard several times this winter but the family has not. Since we bought some skis for Owen we decided we better get up there before the season ends. It was a great weather day and we had a good time. Todd took Owen on the bunny hill while Wyatt and mom played at the bottom on the sled.

A self-portrait of the family on the hill. March 2009.

Owen may look tired here but it was his daddy that really got a workout. Todd didn't know it would be so hard to help Owen down the hill...ten times.

Clark Fork ORGANICS...a local farm

We are part of PLAY Network, a group of local moms who want and need things to do with their kids and want and need other moms to hang out with. We love it and the activities are so fun. Here are some pics from a recent visit to a local farm. We will be visiting there every month since the goats are pregnant and the kids are due late April. It was a cloudy, cold day but the boys really had fun and the chicken coop was nice and squishy...yuck!
Here we are with our little friend, Liam. His mom, Jen is with me in the photo of my new hair.

The chickens really do nest in this house and lay eggs. We saw and held a freshly laid egg.

The baby chicks were so cool. There were a lot of them and the boys stood looking at them running around for the longest time. Finally, I had to pull them away so others could have a turn.

We planted seeds to watch grow throughout the spring.

Here the boys meet the goats. They thought we were going to feed them and casually touched Wyatt's outstretched hand.

I guess Wyatt wasn't done visiting the goats since he tried to climb the fence while we were looking at the chickens. He totally got in trouble while I was busy snapping the pics.

matching PJs

Grandpa Renzelman bought Owen two pairs of these cool pirate PJs when Owen was 18 months. At the time I was thinking he was crazy but obviously, he knew exactly what he was doing. He's a smart one. Now, almost two years later we get to take photos of the boys drinking milk before bed in their matching PJs. Grandpa is one cool guy.

bOunCy hOuSe

A friend of ours lent us this bouncy house and the boys loved it. We set it up in the basement and they had three days of bouncing fun. So, when we had to give it back they were a little sad. I was kinda sad too so I called my mom and asked if she would like to contribute to the Dry's bouncy house need. She said she would and OUR new space-themed house will be here in two days. (Keep your eyes out for new photos) AND...the boys don't have to give it back. Thank you, Grammie!

all gone...for a good cause

So...I have been wanting to chop off my hair. I mean, I simply tie it back every day the same way. I rarely comb it and find it much trouble, but...Todd likes it and I do like how it looks. How many women get the chance to have such thick healthy hair, but I have two small kids and practicality triumphs beauty these days. So...the other day I decided to do it and I mean I DECIDED right then to chop it off. OK, so now the only problem was that I didn't want to waste the hair so I was going to donate to Locks of Love (again). When the hairdresser put my hair in the rubber bands and showed me how short it would be I hesitated. It was shorter than I had planned and a little scary when I thought about it. (Would it still fit into a ponytail?) But, after a moment I knew I must do it. Because you see, I HAD TO CUT MY HAIR that day and I succumbed to the fact that my vanity was not worth denying some little cancer survivor of a brand new real hair wig. And so it was done. She hacked (yes, this is the right word since my hair is so THICK) three times and it was over. Well, not really. I don't love my hair right now and it has become a little too much work for my taste but it is OK and it will be back to my shoulders in no time. So here it is...my old hair and my new hair.

Glacier Wilderness Cabin

Towards the end of February, we drove to West Glacier

to spend a few days with some good friends at a cool little

secluded cabin. We ate good food, had good talks and

enjoyed our good life. We drove in the park and took in the

sites. For those of you that have not been to Glacier Nt'l

Forest...it is beautiful. The mirrored reflection here is

amazing.

Here is Chris at the cabin. We were in Loneman 10.

If you look close, you can see the girls and the kids in the

spa on the deck. That was truly a treat and we indulged

every day.

At trip to Glacier would not be complete without snow play.

Daddy and Owen go sledding while Wyatt gets a ride from

Uncle Chris.

Auntie Amy put all the apple stickers on Owen's face and

he thought that was funny. He wore them for a long time.

Above: Owen learned how to lie his jacket on the floor and put it

on himself so he wore his snow jacket inside all evening

just because he could.

Below: Both boys were enchanted by Chris's guitar and he

even let Owen play the ABC song with him. It made Owen's

week and he keeps telling me he wants a guitar for his birthday.

Amy and Tammie (the photographers) take a moment to

prove they were there too.