Almost Spring....

Today Sawyer, Tallulah and I got out to the park. It was sunny and the snow is almost all gone. It feels like spring might actually be just around the corner.




The pond at the park was still pretty frozen so no ducks to watch today.

2 feet and counting!

More snow then we've seen here on the Palouse since our arrival in 2000. Lots of work but Papa is visiting and is stuck here while the passes are closed so another shoveler on hand is always nice.






We headed up to campus after WSU was closed for the first time in 20 years. It was a beautiful winter scene with lots of students out and about - snowboarding & sledding. Dan & Sawyer took a turn down the hill.

A Winter Wonderland

We woke up to more snow today on the Palouse - the weather is just beautiful today, bright light, warm sun, no wind. It really couldn't get better this time of year.

We took a usual hike to a local park with the dogs and Sawyer towing behind in his sled.





A couple great barns near the park.




Dogs were "dog tired" when we got home....

Happy New Year - 2008

Sawyer's visit to Santa a few days before Christmas. The closest he got to sitting on Santa's lap was sitting on Mama's lap ;)




We took a New Years walk in all the snow Pullman has right now. Sawyer wasn't up for it at first but he livened up after a while.

Sledding on the Palouse

Today we got to get out and walk in the snow and brought our sled along too. Sawyer laughed the whole time :)









Wipe out and still laughing....



Mama & Sawyer

October Outdoors

We are all enjoying another beautiful October on the Palouse this year.
A hike up to Kamiak Butte a couple weekends ago with the dogs and Sawyer was lots of fun. Sawyer hiked most of the 3 mile loop on his own!




We put Sawyer to work too ;)





A Halloween party at school with Butch! Sawyer was a very excited Elephant



Dan got his old highschool football helmet out for Sawyer and they had some fun yesterday...

September has arrived

I love this time of year - nice warm days but it cools off in the evening.
Sawyer continues to grow leaps and bounds. He amazes us everyday with his vocabulary and all he picks up on.





Lots of great things to do too - like County Fairs! Whitman Co. Fair was a lot of fun for all of us. Sawyer LOVES the cars....I think we'll be in trouble when he turns 16 ;)

August is gone already?

Here are a few August photos that I haven't posted yet. I need to catch up! A walk by the Snake River - one of our favorite things to do.




A picture of Sawyer, Tallulah & Quila "pretending" on the lawn tractor out at a friend's house. Sawyer loves to work :)