Summer in Hawaii

We were lucky enough to get back to Hawaii this summer. Of course the kids loved every minute of it. What's not to love? Building volcanos, submarine rides, and megalith nose picking!

Mountain man....

Martin decided to grow a beard for part of the year. He shaved it off when people started telling him he looked like the unibomber!

Disneyland!

In February, we visited Disneyland with the boys for the first time (it was MY first time ever too). It was GREAT fun!

Max the Magician!

Last year, as a first grader, Max performed a magic act in front of the whole school for the talent show. He did great! He even got hired to perform his act for a 3rd grade girl's birthday party! The girls LOVED him! :o)

We have a new official website

You can find it at www.yosemitespringsart.com

Arnold Teague 1911-2007

We are so saddend to have lost one of our closest family members, Arnold Teague. Arnold and his wife Peggy have been Martin's adoptive grandparents (loco grandparenti) for nearly as long as he can remember. In fact, it was the sentimental way Martin talked about this couple that convinced me that he was the guy I should marry (that and the fact he could recite the 4-H pledge by heart!) To the boys, he was Pappa Arnold, and quite honestly I don't think they've quite figured out that most kids don't have three sets of grandparents. Arnold was simply an amazing man who will be greatly missed. We were all so lucky to have had him in our lives.

Wow. Just Wow.

We are SO lucky to have beautiful Yosemite nearly in our backyard!

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)

Visit our other blog site....

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!