The Trees Are Lit Up

There are moments which are magical. The moment when the sun hits the trees and moves around to light up our mountain is one of those moments. We love it in the late winter and fall....in other seasons it's too dark or too light for good sunrises and sunsets. 

"The trees are lit up!" Stacia called.....

Photo by Michael 

And three cameras rushed for various view points. Here are a couple of shots...

Photo by Stacia

Photo by Stacia 

Photo by Michael 

Millie took advantage of being outside to coax Allie into an impromptu play session. 

Allie, Stacia and Millie

...taken BEFORE the moose arrived and took over the scene.  We watched her eat while we ate dinner. 

Opportunists

 I finally found someone willing to cut my hair for me. Allie took off a few inches. Stacia provided emotional encouragement but refused to participate in the trimming.  

Millie is an opportunist.  Come to think of it - so am I - thus the hair cut! LOL 

Winter Day

 Early morning fun with Millie....

While the rest of the country has wild storms, we've warmed up enough for it to begin snowing again. 

We spent a quiet morning sipping hot drinks and watching the snow out the windows. No, I did not make my personal goal of having Christmas down before Lent and the rest of the week is looking fairly busy. I am guessing I will work on it NEXT week. 

Michael, Dad and I enjoyed a quick trip to a Hotel Cafe for hot drinks and desserts after his appointment this afternoon. It didn't do a bit of good for my sugar level averages, I am sure....but Dad loved it. LOL 

Playdate at BreZaak's

 Valentine's Day was our 37th anniversary and BreZaak's 7th anniversary. I went over this afternoon for a playdate with the kids so Bre and Izaak could go out. They were very excited they had been to the "tooth brush doctor." Ah - the simple joys of pre-school. We marveled at Jo-jo....

Three months old! 

He's a doll. He went with Mommy and Daddy.  I took photos of Annie but I wasn't quick enough to catch her brilliant cuteness...and so I am inserting a couple of photos from Bre right here...

Annie - 2 years old

The kids and I finished their meal,  showed me their new jumping tricks, shared unicorn cookies and then....they had helped me break into the "workshop"....office, craft supplies etc. Yes, I could NOT get the door to unlock, but Bella could. ::snort:: 

Our goal was magna tiles...we created quite a bit of fun and then Auntie CoCo dropped Auntie Stacia off for a visit too! 

Stacia played Simon Says with the kids. They weren't set on the rules - but had fun. 

Back at home, a friend arrived to stay a bit. We welcomed her, had dinner, and settled down for more visits and reading. 

Bre sent this photo of the brothers ending their day...what sweet memories. 

Visitors from "Afar"

I don't think it will ever get old living close enough for adult children to drop by. Josiah, Carrie and Livie had a birthday party in the valley this afternoon. They came by early and spent a few hours with us. 

This is proof that Millie is calming down....she and Livie snuggled without bites, jumps, or barking. 

I baked some unicorn cookies (Bella's honor), we sat around the table and visited - until the table became a play station. The original kind. 
 

We also discussed Fish Camp 2021. I confirmed, despite everyone's memory that I HAD made reservations, I had not. I have hesitated to make reservations as I'm not sure how to pull this year's details into the plan...but I am going to make the plans "by faith," and  continue to try to find respite care for those 5 days for Dad. It's still 5 months away...surely.  As we talked it became apparent we don't NEED 5 days of fish camp....we could make our limit much quicker...but everyone loves the family connection, camping aspect as much as the work/fishing aspect....so...5 days it is....and I will figure out the details. LOL 

Good Morning Ms Moose

 Good morning, Ms. Moose....nice of you to drop by. What a fun start to the week. 

Valentine's Day

 I'll write about our anniversary when I get photos off the real camera. 

Arielle and the boys surprised us at church this a.m. They'd had a rather traumatic morning....a gentlemen tried to get into their home...turns out he suffers from dementia, had gotten out of his son's home and thought they had invited him to come to a party. BUT she didn't know that when a yelling man was trying to enter her home... We came home to Salmon chowder, cake and visiting. 

Benny was happy to help Papa clean the wood stove. He also rewrote the nativity story. Yes, I still have Christmas up, but I suppose I will take it down before Lent....maybe.  Last year I left it up until after the Iditarod. 

Stacia's Valentine's Day cake was a hit. 

Cory joined us when he got off work and we began to make dip-netting plans...Fish Camp 2021. Benny informed me he will need a new shirt. 

Magical Moments

Danny & Cory