January 2014

I miss being able to direct family to the blog to see recent pictures of the kids so I decided I would work on monthly posts beginning with January 2014.  These posts will have a lot of pictures.

We enjoyed sunny days in January.  We spent a lot of time playing in the backyard...drawing with chalk and playing with Max.

On this particular day, we did some browsing for a new couch.  We didn't make any purchases, but it was nice to get out of the house.

Canaan has decided that Max enjoys going for a walk even if that means we don't even leave the house.  She walks Max around the house.  I'm sure he loves it.

Matthew had a 3 day weekend for MLK Day so we decided to go for a hike in a couple of local parks.  Oh how we LOVE the sun!

It doesn't matter where we are, Canaan can find the smallest insect, caterpillar, bug, etc.  And she is not afraid to touch anything.

Some friends had sparklers left over from the 4th of July so we used them to celebrate one of the Seahawks' playoff victories.

Another beautiful day for a hike.  No hike is complete without tree climbing and Max swimming in the water.

Jude got these blocks for Christmas.  Canaan dressed as Jasmine from Aladdin and built a marketplace with the blocks.  She has quite the imagination.

More sunshine makes a great day for blowing bubbles.

Painting is a favorite activity.  Canaan painted this ladybug as well as most of the rain forest in the picture below.

One dreary weekend we headed to the mountains to see both snow and sunshine.  We just walked around for a bit in the snow.  Canaan slid down everything she could and decided she wanted to go skiing.  Jude was not a fan.

Jude really enjoyed this blue lollipop!