Fun Holiday Creations

Found these little critters below and could not wait to make them!

http://www.creatinghomejournal.com/2010/11/17/creating-thanksgiving-turkey-cupcakes/ We had some friends over and made a bunch to add to our Thanksgiving Table as place holders.

Sawyer's friend Anna helped him create his little turkey.

Anna's little Turkey!

Thanks for all your hard work!!

The other day the boys decorated their ginger bread men.

It was more about eating the decorations than using them on the gingerbread but still fun!

Loving this time of year!

SNOW!

The boys were pretty excited to see snow in our back yard and couldn't wait to jump right in it!

I took the boys to Tumalo Falls to try out their snowshoes and was impressed at how well they did. It only lasted about 10 minutes but I definitely enjoyed all 1o of them:)

Hopefully we will be able to enjoy this all winter long.

Sawyer did amazing but decided effort = frustration pretty early on. I was expecting it immediately so 10 minutes was very impressive.

I forget snowpants in the midst of gathering all the items it takes to go on this mini adventure...oops!

PERSPECTIVE

This tree is my dream Christmas Tree. I was determined to make it ours this year! The first thing I did when I got home was to look it up and my dreams were crushed when I read..."This tree would make a great Christmas tree except for the needles fall off in the winter."

Bummed!

Our adventure for the day was to find a fire lookout on top of Green Ridge but after 2hrs we were defeated and turned back. We had this vision of looking out over the Cascade Mountain Range but instead we were socked in the middle of a bunch of trees, crazy roads, snow dispersed here and there and wind that made the huge pine trees sway back and forth. The best part...I loved every minute of it. It's all about the adventure. It's about the time we spent together in the car. The boys are amazing ALWAYS when we take them on these crazy outings. They find joy in the very little things that we experience on these adventures.

They make my heart full of JOY!

It's the little things...

And the silly things that matter to them in this season.

We spent our next day of daddy's weekend taking a little walk through Shevlin Park!

When daddy is off from work, the boys can not get enough of him. He is every child's dream daddy...why?

Because he turns tree roots into monsters...

And chases the boys over and over and over until they retreat in his arms!

He hides behind the bushes and ambushes them with his big scary ROAR!

And discovers dinosaur bones and Saber Tooth Teeth for us to put in our treasure box!

He is in every part of their story making it better every time.

This is what I (mommy) get to enjoy on every adventure...documenting every moment! Many find this to be just a tree but there is a very amazing story behind this tree and we are a part of it. We are a part of His story and I am so so so thankful!!!

OUR NEW FIND

Our daddy found us a new place to explore and I am happy to report that it is super cool! Sawyer and I did not want to leave this place!

When you are surrounded by some really neat trees...

Climbing rocks everywhere you look...

Dirt that you can make tornado's out of...

Did I say really cool trees?

This has A D V E N T U R E written all over it!!

This is just a glimpse of how amazing this place is.

Sawyer picked this tree out to be his favorite!

I was king of many rocks in this canyon.

Giving credit the one who created all of this for us to enjoy.

Thankful that I have been given the gift to see the beauty in this!

Leaves, Paulina Falls, and Amazing Friends!

Last week we went to Drake Park and played in the leaves! It is something you JUST DO if you live in Bend:)

The Yatomi family joined us on this special day!

After playing in the leaves, we gathered up a few more kids and took them with us to Paulina Falls in search of the Kokanee Salmon spawning.

We may have missed the short window of opportunity to see the masses of the Salmon but we did find a few here and there. This one had already completed it's mission.

Paulina Falls in the background.

Awesome kiddos!

Greg entertaining and trying to catch a fish for the boys!

Beautiful scenery too!

Daddy's Boy!

Great afternoon indeed!

Who knew our car could fit this many kids!

We ended our amazing day with some amazing friends. A day to remember for sure.