Yay for Family

This weekend we had a visit from Jared's brother Tim and his wife Ashton. We kept so busy the whole time and had so much fun with them. We went to the ski hill and spent the day skiing/snowboarding. No pictures :( but it was the most perfect day for it.

The next day we had a fire out at Round Prairie and brought the snowmobiles and played around in the snow.

Of course we played Rock Band and Mario Kart,

They brought their cute little dog Ruby and the dogs got along so well. This is a rare moment when they actually napped, instead of wrestled.

Oh Tim...

Lazy Sunday afternoons are the best:

We had such an awesome weekend and can't wait to see them again! Thanks for coming Tim and Ash!

Festive

So I fell while at the ski hill... which wasn't so great. However the next day I developed a bruise in the shape of a heart on my arm. Want proof?

The best part? That day was Valentines Day. Boo ya.

Hernie Fernie

The other day Mr. Handsomepants and I took Carter skiing in Fernie, which is about 40 minutes away. We do have a little ski hill in our town which Carter has been taking lessons at, but we were anxious to try him out on a bigger mountain with more runs and chair lifts! The three of us had such a fun day together We couldn't get Carter to take a break, he was skiing down, jumping on the lift, and right back skiing as fast as he could. I am amazed at how quickly he has progressed. He was even doing little jumps.

Oh and if you're worried about Hayley missing out on this family fun day, I'm pretty sure she was much happier (and warmer) at the babysitter's. In her books, she had an awesome day too.

Lucky Number 7

Yesterday was our sweet little guy's 7th birthday. I can hardly believe it's been 7 years since he first came into our lives and made us parents. As a baby, he was so calm and content and those characteristics still describe him today. He has always been such a good little boy, who tries hard to do the right things. I don't think I could ask for a more helpful and obedient child. We are so blessed to have him in our family :)

Right now Carter is obsessed with anything to do with the Army. He loves soldiers, guns, tanks, missiles, and camouflage. Every year, I let my kids pick a theme for their birthday, and then try my darndest to make a cake based around that theme. We started off the day by him opening his present from us.

In the afternoon, we had a sledding birthday party for him here at the little hill in town. He invited about 8 other kids and we went sledding, and ate hot dogs and cake. The weather was absolutely perfect...+2 degrees...couldn't have planned it better.

Here's the camouflage cake... it was a tall order, but I thought it turned out recognizable anyways.

Pretty good backdrop for pictures, hey?

The birthday boy had such a fun day and we did too.

Happy Birthday Carter!! We love you!

Reason #5173 to Have a Border Collie :)

Umm...our dog is HYPER. Like ridiculously hyper. Especially when he hasn't had his daily walk. I had to turn on the video camera to capture what he does every time I walk down the stairs.

*Please ignore the ear-piercing sound of Hayley yelling at him. She's a tad bossy*