Wii Fit Woo-Hoo

Today we got our Wii Fit. What a cool thing to have. Eric and Sam were the first to give it a try. It was a hit!

Rock-A-bye

Eric and Casper swinging.

Has anyone seen the cat?

Casper has discovered the fish. He will sit for very long periods of time watching them swim around. So far he hasn't tried any fishing!

Cute alien cat picture

Casper's eyes just look so awesome! He is the sweetest little love bug ever. Owen actually likes him too I think. He is a bit nervous with him for some reason, but Casper just loves Owen. We are very happy about that. I do think Casper was waiting for us to come and rescue him, he is the perfect fit for our family! What a sweetie! Interesting bubble in the background, no idea what that is!

Burning stuff

We needed to experiment with fire, so we made a safe place and burned stuff! They really got it going in this picture.

Fire!

Sam has been really interested in fire lately, so he has been lighting matches and lighters. Of course, we were very safe with them. lol It was pretty funny going into the store with him to pick out what color lighter he wanted. We were laughing on the way out, thinking of all of those warnings about keep away from children. We talked about safety too, but in a trusting respectful way, so it was all good!

Lights Out!

We had another very windy night, and we lost power again! But we had fun taking goofy pictures.

The newest member of our menagerie

This is Casper, the newest member of our family. Eric has been wanting a cat for a few months now. He specifically wanted a black cat to match our black dog and black hamster. Also, he thinks it is crazy that so many people overlook adopting black cats because of the bad luck superstition! If you look very closely, the little munchkin does have a tiny bit of white on the tip of his tail. His eyes are a beautiful green that look a bit like an alien in this picture! We adopted him from a cat rescue organization.

I'm as tall as the lights!

Climbing Mt. Meijer. Haha!! We were in the Meijer store parking lot.

Mountains of Snow

We were in a store parking lot, and Eric wanted to climb the mountains of snow. We stopped at each one and both Eric and Sam climbed to the top, stood for awhile, and then moved on. We got a few funny looks, but who cares!!

Ducks and Ice

On our way out of the Kalahari, there was a half frozen lake. We watched the ducks for quite awhile. They didn't seem bothered at all by the ice.

Who is under the wig?

Sam found a wig laying on the floor at the dance. Sam Montana?

The big Dance

The last night there was a big dance. It was so much fun seeing everyone so excited about getting dressed up (the theme was a Medieval Ball, dressing up was optional) and dancing! It went on until midnight, and Sam and I were there until it ended. At one point early on, Sam started a conga line, what fun! He is the one with the white shirt and black vest.

Playing in the halls

The Kalahari has the never ending halls! This place is so huge! It is a favorite activity of all of the kids to roam the hallways. And of course playing on the trolleys with new friends!

more games

As you can tell, the pictures are somewhat sparse! There was alot going on at the conference, and I forgot to take picture alot of the time!

Playing in the arcade

The Kalahari has an awesome gameroom. Eric and Whack a mole, and Sam riding the motorcyle.

Carnival

Unschooling Winter Waterpark Gathering

Getting set up for the carnival. My hat wouldn't stay on!

This week was the Winter Waterpark Gathering at the Kalahari waterpark in Sandusky, Ohio! We left today to hit the slides with lots of other unschoolers!!

The first night was a carnival. We ran the Big Wheel game. Wasn't my hat the coolest?

Knocking down the ice

He found a huge icicle.

Eric loves knocking down the icicles and the snow off the trees.. The limbs are almost touching the ground because the ice is making them so heavy.

Happy Birthday To You!!

Today we celebrated the birth of my wonderful husband! We feel so grateful for him! It is fun to make his day special. His all time favorite is cheesecake, and every year on his birthday we get him a turtle cheesecake without the nuts. Yummy!!

Snowy icy trees

We have alot of ice and snow right now, and the trees look so beautiful!

My sweet boys (all three!)

Our driveway became a solid sheet of ice today. We all had a blast zooming down on sleds. At one point we were all on separate sleds with me in the middle. Sam and Eric said, you get in the middle! You will be the ping pong ball. Hmmm......I got pushed back and forth between them until I ended my ride in a big pile of snow. There was alot of laughing going on!! This picture brings so much joy to my heart. I love how they just hopped on the sled together and flew down the drive.

It's magical

This looked so cool! Eric was throwing a dustpan full of snow into the air. It really looked magical.

A snow experiment

Eric wanted to put a cup of water outside for the night. In the morning it was part slushy and part water.

Our yard is happy!

Eric decorated our yard and made it the happiest yard on the block!! I absolutely love this! I feel so full of joy just looking at it.

Awesome snow

We are starting to get some more snow. Eric and Sam are really hoping for enough so that they can sled ride and snowboard!

Beautiful picture

I wanted to share this beautiful picture. I found it in a magazine and loved it. The actual print is pretty expensive so I thought I would hang the one out of the magazine. It is by Arlene Graston and it is called You Are Not Alone.

An incredible day!

What an emotional day! I can't even put into words how exciting it was watching Obama become our new President! I could feel the collective energy that was swirling around the world! Hope!

Rounding the corners

Here they come zooming around the corner!

Getting ready for the big race

Here is Sam stuffing his shirt with towels to prepare for the possible crashes.

Sumo racing

Here is Eric stuffing towels and pillows down his shirt to protet himself from the crashes that may happen when he and Sam race around the house on their awesome plasma cars!

Steam (Sam's photo)

Sam was making some chicken, and he thought the steam looked pretty cool. Since a watched pot never boils, he thought taking some pictures of it might speed up the process!

My favorite oatmeal chocolate chip cookies

I fell in love with this recipe that was on the bag of oat flour about 10 years ago. I love it! I forgot to double the recipe though, so they didn't last very long! Yummy!!

All the guys hanging out

Tim just got home from work, and they all cozied up on the couch to catch up with each other. Even Owen joined in.

Playing in the snow

We got a small amount of snow. Not enough to go sledding in, but enough to draw in. Eric decorated the car and the driveway.

S'mores

We made s'mores in the fireplace.

A fire, a rocking chair, and a book

I love sitting by the fire with a book.