While other fools sat planted in front of their TV for the Superbowl, we had Yosemite nearly to ourselves! What a beautiful winter day!

Isaac Practices His Balance Beam Routine....

Four Kids on a Log.....

Hanging out in Yosemite with the Oswald girls.

Ice Skating in Yosemite

The boys went ice skating for the very first time in Yosemite. Look at Max (yellow coat) skating on his own already! He's a natural. Isaac did good too with a little help from dad and our friend Sheri! (I sat by the camp fire!)

Fun in the BIG tub...

I think someone put a little too much bubble bath into the big jet tub at auntie Idee and Theresa's house!

Looking for whales....

A day at our favorite beach.....

Building a gingerbread house

With the Oswald girls, the boy's number one girlfriends. ;o)

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We did quite well selling our wares at a couple of holiday sales this season. We have set up a blog site specifically for our pottery and glass studio....check it out at http://www.yosemitespringsart.blogspot.com/

Decorating for Xmas

Max took this job VERY seriously. Isaac was just happy to get hot chocolate (the remains of which you can still see on his face!)

Max looses his first tooth!

Finally! That thing was hanging in there forever! About a week later he lost number two. The tooth fairy has been very busy at our house!

Thanksgiving....

We look oddly relaxed in this Thanksgiving photo (must have been the wine) even though we hosted dinner for 25! It was a nice time though, and I think we had enough food to feed 50 instead.

Happy Halloween!

We had a huge garden this year, but the only thing that it REALLY produced was pumpkins. Lots and lots of pumpkins. The kicker is, most of them weren't even planted. They came up from the seeds in the compost from last year's jack-o-lanterns!

The headless horseman

Max was the headless horseman for Halloween. After we got his costume we realized that it broke the rules for his school party because it was both violent and bloody (BAD mommy and daddy!) So this was his trick or treating costume.

Captain Jack Sparrow....

Ike the pirate for Halloween.

Our newest pet...just in time for Halloween

Look at this nice tarantula I found outside our house on Halloween. I TOLD you we live in the boonies!

Buddies

Isaac and the evil dog Jake

Max at school on Halloween

This is after his school costume and makeup has seen better days, but this is the only photo we have (I think) of Max in his SECOND cast. It was black with green racing stripes. I'd like think this is the last time he'll have a cast, but I have a feeling........sigh.

Isaac in his fancy PJs

He might look like a little angle, but don't be fooled, he's a rascal in disguise!

First day of school fall 2006

Max started first grade this year, and this is Isaac's last year of pre-school!