Time flies when you're having fun...

So, here it is, mid-February, and once again I haven't updated in awhile. I guess my only excuse is the standard "we've been busy". Early in the month, I flew to Seattle to see a very good friend and go snowboarding sans children and husband. It was a blast to say the least. Chad and Kai have been busy working on their Pinewood Derby race cars, which they have carved out of blocks of wood. I'm pretty impressed, but not impressed enough to want to do one of my own. My cousin Gabe got married yesterday in a beautiful Valentine's Day wedding. I've always thought V-day weddings were cliche, but this one really wasn't. I think it was very fitting. Luke has been on an amazing learning streak lately picking up all kinds of things and showing me how well he understands what we're saying to him. He loves to throw things in the garbage (although I'm pretty sure we're losing things we don't know about) and throw dirty laundry (or clean laundry, he doesn't discriminate) down the stairs.
Some of his favorite words right now are: Gammy (aka Grammy), Dan (for auntie Danielle, I'm sure she loves being called Dan), Kai-Kai, banana (major obsession), book, bath, ball (for balloon or for ball), ba-ba (for his sippy cup), gah (this means water, although we have no idea why) oh and his latest, "check it out". Chad just got him to say it a bunch while I was uploading the pics... so darn cute.

Here are some cute pics from a visit to a construction project, the children's museum and a hike we went on recently...

Kai in his hard hat

Kai driving a backhoe

The wonderful water table


Cousin Grayson dressed up like a fireman

Lukey going for a ride...

The new incredibles

one incredible and one dinosaur?

playing a drum bigger than him

so much plastic food, so little time

Grayson the artist

A winter hike...always reminds me I need some actual hiking boots

Malachi found something he thought was cool...

enjoying the ride

and my favorite...