Weekend Hike

With perfect weather for a hike (clear sky, low-60's) we explored some of the hiking trails near our house.  We all had a great time...beautiful day and beautiful scenery!

Winter Follies

These are two pictures I forgot about until just now when I was cleaning out some old photos.  These were taken in December (2011) at the winter performance at the kids school.

Picture #1: Jack & Kara's class (PP3 at Magellan).  The kids were asked to wear black & white.  All of the kids matched that pattern, except for our son, Jack Diamond.  Right before going on stage he decided to wear his sister's hot pick sleeveless coat.  (Kara is in the white shirt and skirt on the left side of the stage, playing with her hair.)

 a close up:

Picture #2: for Ainsley's class (PP4) performance we knew she would do a great job -- Ainsley loves any chance to get on stage.  You can see her below, close to the left of the picture, belting out her tunes.  The funny part of this picture is seven kids to the right.  This guy was much less interested in his stage presence.  

Ah, school performances ... :-)

Hanging around the house

The past couple of weekends the weather has been bad for hanging outside so we have been staying close to home.  A few snaps of our home-time...

Jack "reading" his Super Friends book:

Ainsley and Kara playing games on dad's iPad:

Kara watching tv in Pa's room, using his headphones:

Jack watching tv in Pa's bed:

Jack in the front yard, proud of his police car (one of his top 3 favorite toys):

Obligatory pose for the camera: