Walkers' Trail

Reid has this face he makes when things don't go his way.... we affectionately call it "The Sutton."  You can see why....   Coach Sutton  Reid

 Boy howdy, where has it vanished?!?  Nine quick years!  He is in his last year of single digits, halfway to 18,.....   A little bit of an attitude is starting to emerge.  Little things like mimicking us or waving hands in the air when we're talking... interesting times ahead, I'm sure, but this had been a really great age (I KEEP saying that at every age!).   Party time!  All he wanted to do was hang out with a few friends and go see the Lego Movie, so we had a sleepover party on Saturday night.  (it. was. so. loud.)     This was taken near 11:00 and they weren't close to being asleep.    Each morning of a son's birthday, we decorate their doorway with streamers.  We got this idea from the Crosses and think it's a fun way for them to know immediately how much we care about their special day!  Grant's streamers this year were red.  I also always serve breakfast on the "You Are Special To...

Reid's new obsession?  The American Flag! This was his entertainment for 20 minutes one afternoon - waving the flag, and then ever so neatly laying it on the ground and staring.  (yes, I know the flag shouldn't really be on the ground....)     Kyle's school assignment from MLK day.  His dream: for people to stop usEing "sigrets" so people can be healthy.  :)  cute kid.   A few evenings ago, we were waiting on Jason to get home and to eat dinner.  We hear the garage door go up, and then very quickly the front doorbell rings.  We go to check it, and in front of us, are two policeman.    After seeing us, one of them smirks and says "Is everything okay? Someone from here called 9-1-1 and we are responding."   I immediately turn around and look to Kyle who had been dialing several numbers for entertainment a while earlier.  Never did I think he was calling the cops.  Long story sh...

Jason has wanted to take the big boys skiing for quite a while, and after finally persuading me, off we headed for Red River, NM, for a long weekend of great fun!   "sleeping in the car" - (aka - we AREN'T tired, Mom!)   (30 minutes later....) Guess who knows best?!?!?  MOM!   We were bored... NO ONE travels in the Oklahoma panhandle...     We left snow and 16 degrees in Oklahoma and headed to the ski town with little snow and average 35 degrees!  It was 49 when we returned our ski gear on Sunday (not complaining - it was perfect ski weather for this crew!) (note: if you don't want to see pictures, then stop perusing... there are a lot!) No road trip is complete without the state signage! Tumbleweeds were everywhere...   On family trips, Jason and I truly value the opportunity that time gives us to develop memories with the kids, and to not simply turn on the DVD or ipod so everyone is quiet.  NO...