Two Teletubbies

You can't imagine what we had to do to get these little precious faces to look up at the same time.Olivia LOVES the water.

Grandpa, you're funny. . .Babysitting is sometimes just pure joy.

Annie's First Ski Day

The day before the Call family left to go back to Cleveland, Annie, Rosa, and I had a fun adventure taking Annie on her first ski day. I loved being with my two darling grand daugthers at my favorite ski resort---Sundance.

There is nothing quite so cute and quite so fun as two little cousins who love playing in the snow and who love each other.
Annie had a very nice instructor for her lesson. She was very patient and kind and she thought Annie was a doll. . . no surprise there!
Annie learned very quickly in the short two-hour lesson. During that time, Rosa and I skied all over the mountain. . . she skis like a an old pro.
Sadly, Annie and I had a terrible crash on our last run together. We were both pretty shook up but used it as an excuse to go in for hot chocolate. Overall, it was one of the highlights of the Christmas vacation for me. Beautiful sky, clean air, and darling girls. . . what a treat for me!

Sledding at the Cabin

Wiley wasn't so sure he wanted to go at first, but then had a great time once he was out there. He is fearless on the sleds.
A fun time sledding with the kids and grandkids. The cold clean air felt so good to breathe.




Annie loves sledding, skiing, dancing, singing, playing with cousins, her blankie, dressing up, doing cartwheels and giggling.
Rosa loves sledding, skiing, ice-skating, doing cartwheels, art, smiling, music, and playing with cousins.
Ahhh....the newlyweds brave the cold. Steph gave Aaron the hat for Christmas.

Happy 25th Birthday to Megan!!

Sunday, January 9th was Megan's 25th birthday. We gathered with those who were still here to celebrate. Tim was in Shaker Heights, Ohio, with Lisa and the children after successfully completing an 1800 mile journey driving back home. Matt stayed here to finish his rotation and to say goodbye to his parents who just received their visa for their mission in Brazil. Lisa, Tim and the kids called and sang to Megan over the phone. Becca made a darling cake and we enjoyed having Taylor, Megan and Pirate home with us.

This year we are changing our tradition of telling each other what we value and love about them on their birthday and instead, posting it as a comment on the blog. So...here you go family! Let's start the New Year out by telling Megan why we love her:

Christmas 2010

Jimmer is all bundled up and and ready to roll.
"Ticket to Ride" is a great game to play after all of the kids are to bed.


Spencer is just a kid at heart.
The guys made a tubing trail through the trees behind the cabin. Everyone had a great time sledding right off the back side of the cabin. . . at night no less!
Ben and Sharalee take a one minute time out. Christmas is exhausting for parents.Cute jammies Shara!
Wiley and Kimball watch Harry Potter for the first time. . . with dads and moms nearby for editing purposes. They were mesmerized. It was most fun to see them devour the book.
My first picture with my new camera! I love being at the cabin for Christmas with the family. This is the first year we have ever attempted it and I was in heaven.
There is nothing better than playing dress-up with your special cousin.
Baby Hazel is so precious. She is an angelic little soul who smiles constantly.
Annie, Rosa, and Eva dance the lovely princess dance, as only real lovely princesses can.

Baby Olivia pushes her new toy train all over the cabin. Was there ever such a happy little baby?

Ben and Wiley eagerly read Stephanie's new book, "Why Can't I Fly?" Steph wrote and illustrated this darling children's book for a class at school and gave all of us a copy.