WE ARE STILL ALIVE!!! (it has been a while since we updated)

We have been pretty busy and not updated this blog for a long time (before Christmas). A lot has happened since then. January was Joseph's (4th) and Leslie's birthdays. Feburary was Brad's birthday, he turned 30!! March was Kylie's birthday, she turned 2. We also have some Easter pictures. This is Kylie's new favorite outfit, fairy wings and a tutu, she is so cute. Enjoy the pictures and we hope to keep this more up to date, but we are doing our best. Kylie, her wings, her tutu, and her stretchy frog :)
Ollin (2), Kylie (2), Joseph (4), and Anna (2 months) in their Easter outfits, thanks Grandma.

Joseph on Easter morning. The Easter Bunny hid his basket under the kitchen sink, he really had to hunt for it this year.

Kylie with her Easter basket. The Easter bunny hid it in mom and dad's shower.

Ollin, Joseph, and Kylie after their Easter Egg hunt at Grandma and Grandpa's house. (Ollin had to wear camo pants because he was going on an Easter Egg "Hunt")

Joseph is very proud of his eggs. He did very good at saving the easy ones for the little kids.

Kylie goes for an egg in the rocks. She really enjoyed the hunt this year.

Kylie and Daddy in their easter bunny ears. Looking pretty cute guys.

Kylie and Joseph trying out her new "big girl bed". She got the Dora sheets for her birthday. She is finally doing well in her bed.

Aeriana, Kylie, Leslie, Joseph, and Aiden in the hot tub. The day after Kylie's big birthday party. The Roth family came up and stayed for the weekend. We had a ton of fun.

Looking good Joseph. Dad's new cowboy boots.

Joseph trying out Kylie's new tunnel that goes with her tent.

Aunt Maureen Cole made this apron for Kylie

The Princess with her new tea set

The Poling's trying to pose for a family picture. Pretty pathetic huh?

More birthday presents

Kylie loved having happy birthday sang to her

Silly string fight with the Roths

Joseph loves it when Aunt Mo comes to play with him

Kylie was missing for a while. Found her and her baby having a nap in a box

Mmm, raw asparagus

Brad looks overjoyed to be 30

Kylie holding cousin Anna

Rub a dub dub 3 kids in a tub

Anna, just home from the hospital

Joseph trying out Wii boxing

Joseph and Grandma Karen made dirt cake for Joseph's birthday

They were going to the sun on Joseph's spaceship (in case you were wondering)

Addison (1) Kylie (2) Payton (3) Joseph (4)

Playing with Meaghan and Mo's old legos

Floor picnic with Payton at McKeever's new house

For Brad's 30th birthday we ran away from the world to pretend like that particular day never happened. We packed our stuff in a sled and snow machined up to Bud's cabin on the ranch.

It was plenty cold

And it kept snowing

and snowing

Shouldn't have tried that one

Brad got to go help Vic get his lion in January

Christmas morning

New undies and hockey skates

Rion and Kristin Christmas Eve

O Tannenbaum

This is how Joseph decorates the tree

Getting the tree this year was not what we hoped for. We went to the ranch thinking we'd have a nice picnic and pick out a tree. It turned into a blizzard half way up the mountain. Bare roads suddenly had a foot of snow. When we turned off of the county road to drive into the house I'm not sure if we were ever on the road. We got out of the truck and had snow up to our knees. The wind was howling and it was 0 degrees. We decided to just turn back before we got blown in. Dad jumped out of the truck and cut the first decent tree along side the road we saw. And we boogied down the mountain.

November

Joseph behind the wheel of a tank in the park in Helena

Getting a family picture is harder than you might think

Burning slash at the cabin

Leslie and Kylie at one of Joseph's classmates birthday party

Brad and Rion at the ranch this fall

Fall 2009

HALLOWEEN 2009 - Joseph is a fireman and Kylie is a monkey. They had a great time. We went to a party at our church then trick-or-treated down our street.

Here we are walking in the halloween parade at our church party.

She sure makes a cute monkey!

They are throwing pennies into pumpkins. They had a blast.

The cute little tiger with us is Ollin (Kristin's little boy).

Kylie really wanted that donut. The donuts were hanging on a string and you had to eat it with out using your hands....Kylie is cheating as you can see.

My sweet little fireman.

Kylie in her monkey suit.

Kristin and Brad. We went to an adult halloween party and the theme was Rock Band. We played the Wii game "Rock Band" it was fun.

Our pumpkins!!

Joseph working on his pumpkin.

Mommy and Kylie carving their pumpkin. Yummy!!

Playing in the leaves in the front yard.

CHEESE!!!

Kylie 19 months, Addison 8 months.

Joseph, Kylie, and Ollin playing in the first snow fall (begining of Oct).

Kylie all ready to go outside.

Joseph all ready to go outside.

Ollin and Joseph checking out the snow.

Kylie and mommy in the hot tub.

Joseph, Kylie, and mommy enjoying a soak in the hot tub.

Kylie eating a snack. Cute piggies.

Joseph and Kylie feeding the ducks at the park.