The night sky

I got a camera for Christmas and I am trying to learn how to use it. I love how this picture turned out.

Curtis and his snowcaving at -15 degrees

Well Last weekend Curtis and the 12-13 year old boys went Snowcaving in the church parking lot. It has been very cold the last couple of weeks. When the boys went to bed the temp outside was -15 degrees. COOOLLLLDDDD!!!!!!!

But the reason why you dig a snowcave in winter camping is because it is insulated and warmer than just being outside.

Curtis said that he got so hot during the night that he took all of his outdoor gear off and just slept in is pjs. He slept with the other leader and his son. They all slept nice toasty and warm.

These are just a few pictures of Curtis and his snowcave. The second picture is a dad with his son and their snowcave. Curtis helped them dig since they started a little late. I don't think they made it to bed till almost midnight. Lots of digging!!! Oh and I wanted to comment that Curtis is wearing his new$180 North Face Coat that he got at the thrift store for $12 with the tags still on it!!

Sledding Below Zero

On Saturday my sister Jennifer needed to go shopping so she dropped her kids off at our house. After a couple hours the kids were getting a little crazy and needed to get rid of some extra energy. So I went through all of our snow stuff and out fitted her three kids and our 4 kids and sent them out the door. Curtis also got his gear on and went out side and I took care of the babies. Where it was a little warmer. Inside...

The kids had fun out side and stayed out there for quite some time. Anytime a child came inside I would send them back outside and told them lovely they were not aloud inside.

The fun of cold winter days. At least it is light outside. Our days are getting longer!!! I pick the kids up at the bus stop and it is light. I really can't wait for some good warm sunlight. I really need some Vitamin D!!

Here is our cutie little Canyon. She did really good a lasted the whole time outside. Love the rosie cheeks!

Our Lasagna Night

Many people think having lasagna is not a big deal but in our family it was a huge deal. Half of my children have not even heard of lasagna because they can not have Gluten or dairy so it is not a very easy task. I saw on a website about a Gluten free dairy free lasagna and thought that I would give it a try.

The top tray is a store bought Lasagna that Curtis got for me when I had Crimson but I can't eat Gluten or Dairy with nursing Crimson so I could not eat it. So I we made something that I can eat. It is a hidden blessing when I am nursing and can not eat certain things because my youngest kids get much better food because I am eating their diet.

And the final product. Curtis liked it much better than his tray. For the substitute of Ricotta I made a Almond Ricotta. Super easy! Then for the cheese they sell a dairy free soy free cheese which actually tastes good. Yum Yum!!!

Brother Saves the Day

Look way up in the tree what do you see?? A little purple balloon. Cassidy got out of the car today and let go of her balloon and it went up in to the tree. She was kind of sad about it so her AWESOME brother decided he wanted to go get it for her. You see how high up it is??

This is a close up of the balloon.

In this picture you can see Cayden's glove grabbing the balloon. He is one smart kid. He tied the balloon to his glove and threw the glove down with the balloon. That never even crossed my mind. I was thinking how is he going to climb down the tree with the balloon. He is much smarter than I am.

And here he is almost at the bottom of the tree saving the day. It was about 11 degrees outside. What a awesome brother. Cassidy said," I am sure glad I have a brother that loves me to get my balloon." Thank goodness for our only brother!

Happy Birthday Canyon

Canyon my little baby turned 2. She has been such a blessing in our lives. She makes me so happy. Canyon was such an easy baby, very mild well mannered little girl. Unfortunately she is experiencing a little difficulties with a new baby but she is still is a precious little girl. We really didn't do much for her birthday because it has been a very slow recovery for me after having Crimson. So she got a cake and was happy with that. Curtis just today brought home a gift for her. She is now in speech therapy because her vocabulary is where a 11 month old is. A lady comes to our house once a week and plays with Canyon and is teaching her some signs. With just one visit Canyon has now increased her vocabulary from about 5-6 words to about 8-9 words. We look forward to a road of more communication which will help with her frustration when we have no clue what she is wanting.

We sure do love our sweet Canyon and are grateful she is in our family!!!