Fun in the first snow of 2010

Our first snow was early and made its presence known this year.  Started snowing on November 19th and stuck around until day after Thanksgiving.  Brrr.... it was cold... record breaking lows!

Kevin and Hunter's overnighter to Heart of the Hills via Deer Park

So every year, Hunter and his Dad take a trip just by themselves.  This year was a late and short one night camping trip on the motorcycle.  They were going to go to Deer Park, but it was just not meant to be so they ended up at Heart of the Hills in Olympic National Park.

Deer Park... very foggy and a bit too chilly.

Heart of the Hills

There was some sort of sailboat festival going on in Port Townshend too.

First day of 5th Grade

So... Hunter is such a big boy now and he's been walking to school on his own or with friends since last year.  The anticipation of the first day is always exciting but it was really old hat for us and the big kid.  I felt like I should be more excited but in all honesty all I could think about is... NEXT YEAR.

I'm already getting butterflies for next year which is going to be a very big year for all of us!  Hunter will be going off to middle school, but not really since the middle school burned and they are rebuilding.  So in all actuality he is going to be bused to another elementary school located across town as a 6th grader... I know, sounds weird.  So not only will he have to deal with being a 6th grader in a non middle school environment, he still has to deal with being in a different school, different teachers, and a whole new group of kids too.

Then the twins will be heading into kindergarten and I will be all alone.  I know, sounds so sad...  I will love the extra time, but it will definitely be different in the beginning.

So, I do have  a couple of pictures to share with you.  Love his bouffant hair?  I asked if he wanted a hair cut and he did say no :)

And of course it was a traditional drizzly day for the first day of school!

Hunter and Kevin at Yellowstone

Hunter and his Dad left for Yellowstone on Tuesday afternoon and were there watching "old faithful" by Wednesday afternoon. So far so good and the weather looks wonderful.

Visit with Grandma Rhyneer

The pictures are a bit out of order but you get the gist :)

A visit to the dentist x 3

Well, I decided to take all three boys to the dentist at the same time. This actually worked out quite well and I didn't do too much running around. Luckily, the dentist they see has an incredible office that can accommodate multiple appointments at the same time.

Hunter is a pro at this so he did great. He has one cavity, but I don't consider that all that bad considering he is almost 10. Opted for a silver filling since its going into a baby tooth and I gave him the option of having the filling done and the sealants at the same time or to have it done in two trips. He opted for all an once... that's my boy... I would have chosen the same thing.

He gets Nitrous Oxide too just because its his first numbing experience, but he's had that before when he had his stitches so he should be ok.


The twins did great. This was their first x-rays and they both were perfect. Will decided he wanted to be the talker while Nate was a bit more sedate. No cavities, but a "watch" for Nate.

Local Touch Tank

Well, these pictures are a week after the fact, but we had a good time at the local Touch Tank. The twins group decided to plan a little event down there. There ended up being 4 sets there - all boys.

Here are some pictures of my boys :)

Today's fun in the snow

We got more snow last night which meant no school today. I honeslty don't beleive that we will have school tomorrow either. Hunter has gone out a couple of times today and played, but these pictures are from this morning. Both the little ones went to sleep quite quickly for nap and Will is still out.

This is Nate plyaing hard. He seems to really enjoy the snow and goes for it!

Nate eating the snow


Here's Nate and Will having a "snowball fight". Will is the one that has that slightly pained look on his face.

And this is Will doing??? Not sure...

Hunter building his fort.