The Girl's Birthday

Today our babies turn 5 years old they are growing up so fast! We were hoping to have a nice day with them but the weather is nuking outside. There is 6 inches on the ground so far and it's still snowing. (I thought it was spring?) We are gearing up for a White rim trip this weekend and we are all praying to the weather gods to keep the sun shining and the rain away. I have found some fun pictures of the babies over the years so everyone can see how damn cute they are.

Eric decorated the house for the girls birthday (this was their 2nd Birthday)

Madison totally embarrassed that she has to wear a birthday hat.

Grace is utterly mortified.

Eric actually baked a cake and decorated it himself.

Posing for their Christmas photo

Just chillin' on our couches!

Just enjoying sailing with Uncle Kovach on Pineview

Soaking up the rays.

I guess I get a little sea sick.

I love to sail.

Fly fishing in the drift boat on the Madison River in Montana.

Give me a treat lady.

Hang out with our friends Mckenzie and Kyle

Napping on our drive home with my mom.

Napping after our first big bath.

Our first bath....(you would have thought they were being abused) Arent labs supposed to be water dogs??

Just hurry and dry me off please.

Hangin out with Dad after work.

Come on and give me a treat....look how cute I am.

Our first trip to Red Fish Lake in Idaho.

Wow that waters cold....we are at the head waters of the Salmon river. (Dad got the car stuck)

Madison and Eric napping after work.

The girls helping me garden.

My first driving lesson....Eric had to do the gas and brake.

Look at this face....so cute.

Our first time in a stream (cold)

We enjoy afternoon napps.

Mountain biking up Wheeler creek.

Hey you lookin at me.

It's a bird...It's a plane....It's super Madison.

Dad this is soooo embarrassing we are not going out like this.

I don't know where Mom will sleep I am so comfortable here.

Grace and Madison do everything together.

Grace helping me out oaring down the snake river.

Grace lounging on the tube of the boat on the Snake River.

St Patrick's Day 2009

I would just like to wish everyone a Happy St. Patrick's Day. Go have cornbeef and cabbage and drinks plenty of green beer. I hope everyone the LUCK OF THE IRISH TODAY!!
I thought I would add a couple of pictures from our trip to Ireland in 2007


This is Blarney castle where you can kiss the Blarney stone.


Eric kissing the Blarney stone (yuck)

One cannot go to Ireland without taking the tour of the Guinness brewery!!


Eric and his dreams of becoming a great brewer.

A picture of St. Patrick's Cathedral from the Gravity bar atop the Guinness brewery. (FREE GUINNESS)


St. Patrick's Cathedral

February 2009

I don't know where the time goes but I didn't add an entry for the month of February so I am just adding it onto this post. What a great month we had such great weather and took the dogs cross country skiing every chance we had.

Eric, Grace, Madison and I cross country skiing up at Snowbasin.



The girls and I cross country skiing at the golf course.

Look at the hot chick!

Eric with his girls!

January

Fred Beckey and I after he and Eric went skiing at Snowbasin. He stayed over and showed us old movies of himself and a group of mountaineers doing a new route first ascent on Mt. McKinley in 1954!! He just celebrated his 86th Birthday in January!


Vince, Sarah, Karen, Pete, Eric and I enjoying a bluebird day at Snowbasin It was so nice by the fire we had a hard time getting back out to ski. Eric friend Rick came in from Spokane to do some skiing so we headed to Snowbasin where we ran into Kay and Kevin. It was a great day. Kay and Rick just wanted to let everyone know in case they were wondering how they really feel about retirement. I think the picture speaks for itself. Eric and Kevin

January is coming to a close it's been a great weather minus the inversion in the SL valley. Mom celebrated her 68th Birthday!! We threw her a little suprise party which turned out fabulous it was great to see some of my extended family it had been way too long. (pictures will be posted when I get them from my sister) I took my niece Samantha snowboarding for the first time....she was a trooper. Unfortunately I forgot my camera so I don't have any blackmail photo to post on the blog.