A week after we returned from vacation some friends of ours invited us to go four wheeling with them up in mountains. It was supposed to be pretty warm (40’s which is warm for the middle of March here where we live) so it sounded like a nice opportunity to …

I’m not certain I “really” like this poem, but parts of it are REALLY FUNNY to me so I’m going to go ahead and post it and hope no one finds it offensive… I’m certain I will probably always be a “dependent diver.” For the record: 1. I never slept …

On the way to the mountain, the roads weren’t too bad this time but the snow was definitely blowing across and drifting along the edges. The closer we got to the mountains we could see they were really getting “some weather!”… The roads became more snowpacked. Here there is still …

Every winter our homeschool group heads off to the mountains to go skiing. We go two Tuesdays in February and two Tuesdays in March. This past Tuesday was our first time for this year! The kids had so much fun. Above are the pictures of the mountains as seen from …

We spent the last week taking scuba lessons. These pictures are in reverse order, but I’m too tired to go back and fix them. Above, Emily is giving the “all is ok” sign during one of the skills tests. There are certain skills tests you have to pass during each …

After our first day of pool diving for our scuba lessons, we decided to get our own masks so we’d be sure they fit comfortably and to get accustomed to them before diving in the open waters of Cozumel. They instructed us to smear them with toothpaste before bringing them …

Whenever grandpa goes to the run the train the boys want to go along, too. It’s a LONG JOB usually lasting late into the night or early the next morning. This time the quit for the night so the boys were able to go the next morning and ride for …

The Grain Train. Briefly, when it’s time to haul out a load of grain. My dad heads to the elevator to run it while loading.

Here are some more pictures of our camper. You can see from the outside that it is the “bunk” model by the double windows in the back. Above and below are pictures going in/out the door.Looking from the back end of the camper up toward the door. The couch made …

We’ve had this camper for 10 years. We sold it to Tim’s cousin this weekend. We’re sure going to miss it. The girls were 7 and 3 when we bought it and they’ve had lots of great memories in there. We lived in it all summer the year Josh was …