Imagine my surprise while looking through my blog to realize I haven't copied over any Instagram photos or videos for the whoooole year. So here they are now. ALL OF THEM. Let's just call it a year in review, mmkay?
What does it mean if a vacuum cleaner is a perfect birthday present?
So pleased with herself
I couldn't begin to count the number of times one of the boys has been having a hard time and wren comes over to make it all better
Just a couple six year olds doing algebra 😲
Sideways snowstacks
Why does adding an edge of white make everything so beautiful?
Baby swings are all we need
A little leaf raking in February
My valentines!
Do you want to guess what she's watching out the window?
Legit duck face
Homeboys
How we roll on Presidents' Day
Baaaaaaahhhhh lovethisgirl!
A little morning art
Purple mushroom
Dentist day for the boys!
Holidays are chiefly excuses to make special desserts, right?
The rocks, they be red
Little big girl
Hiking!
Snow day!
I think we've had more snow in spring than in winter
Waterfall bound
Four geocaches found today!
When you've waited a little too long to cut your boys' hair.
Even her little shadow is cute.
10 years, baby!
Poor little fourth child who keeps getting woken up to take big brothers to and from school....
She takes it in stride....
Most of the time.
My oldest babies turned seven!
Bridge day!
Breakfast in bed- I was even bribed to like it!
My peeps (photo by Pompa)
Guess we won't mow the lawn today
Dad cuddles
Visiting ancestors on Memorial Day
An apparently relaxing hammock snuggle
A winner I found in dash's art stack from school. America!
Wren unhinged, a series of three photos
Sunshiny playground after t-ball practice last night
Happy Father's Day to my best friend and the most wonderful daddy.
Who can spot the boy trying to find a geocache?
Daddy's copycat
Summer snow!
Fourth of July hike! (While the older two finish up a visit with cousins in Kansas)
Hot and cold. Wren looked like an evil doll.
Denver museum visit (with uncle Austin!)
Even though it looks like we won the helmet, we were just holding it for the picture. People were staked out here, guessing it was the location for #byu50 so being the fourth or so family was pretty respectable (and we got stickers! ... but no shirts)
A little climbing with my guy
Just a big mess of limbs
Another chalk bites the dust
"Can we please cuddle?" Buddy knows how to delay bedtime.
That time we walked up and down a 14er
Niched. Nooked. Crannied.
Can't be bothered to join the rest
It starts! We've got two second graders and one brand new kindergartener (half-day)!
First day success for my little buddy!
And these guys' first day ended with a bang- hail banging against their umbrellas, specifically.
On the hunt for some clear skies on the path of totality #solareclipse2017
Quality shot
Eclipse viewing party
We had been looking forward to this solar eclipse for years. Seeing the sun slowly disappear until this glowing corona was revealed was one of the most amazing moments of my life. I found my heart moved and my mind astonished. I'm so grateful the clouds abated to reveal this divine miracle.
Spiderboys
They love to love on her
Watercolor sky
They got to go in a balloon basket!
Well it was fun to wake up early to see the balloons inflate... and deflate. No liftoff today. We'll try again next year, I guess.
Snuggly
Apprehensive dental patient
My FIVE year old!
Emergency walk break
Doo rah doo, doo rah dee, I see three boys in a tree
A little pre-broadway musical, anyone?
When your face is a canvas
Their teams may not have scored any goals all season until the last two games, but they always had fun, post-game snacks, and a post-season medallion. That’s winning.
four hearts
School portraits!
Purty
Happy Halloween! (From Link, Zelda, Link, and Link)
Field trip with my Grey!...
We went up in the mountains...
... to visit the cliff dwellings! (and during lunch at the park, we saw a bear ambling up the street!)
Lots of fun visitors during summer/fall. Example A
Example B
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Example H
Whats dat face
She always wants to put on lipstick when she goes into my bathroom
“I dentist!”
I’m thankful for Colorado’s close to Thanksgiving
Lunch outside in December? This place is bizarre. But the sunshine sure is welcoming (and blinding!)
Noon Year's Eve celebration! 5...
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1! Happy New Year!
ALL THE VIDEOS
Wren reacting to her brothers
Grandpa's 70th birthday broadcast
Goofy face exchange
Moana singing
Grey "woke up" (he was pretty much still asleep) doing this one night. Laughing or crying?
Grooving to primary church songs
Big fan is a big toy
Sip, ahhhh
Homemade pinata whackers (this one is boring. but I took the time to splice them together so I can't just ignore it!)
Thunder reaction
MommyDaddy
Grey has some fireworks enthusiasm
Raise your hand if...
This is the best swing
Sibling education
There they go
Snoring little lady
He has confidence
Balloon glow 2018
Wren's animals
Flip synch
Grey learning to read next to a copycat, joke-making sister. Hurray for the postitive peer-pressure of kindergarten, this boy is willing to read!
It's hard to care about books when you realize that dad's in the house.
Magical leaf whirlwind
Brown Bear with Wren
They're destined for dancing greatness
Dr. Sean was on the news! Here's all the clips, it was very suspenseful as they tried to play the story twice during the broadcast before it finally worked at the very end of the show.
Wren's alphabet
Dash can't stop his body from movin'
The Noon Year's Eve balloon drop!
Happy New Year! Bring on 2018!