Spring has Sprung

Yes, at our house, its spring - whether or not the weather cooperates.  Ethan was thrilled to be able to spend so much time outside today, running around, playing with his ball - just being a boy outside.  We were able to get all the posts in the ground, for the short fence that will separate the lawn and play area from the garden.  I'll try to get the fencing up this week.

Joseph also picked up my birthday present/Valentines day surprise - a green house - and we were able to get the foundation in today (which should be the hardest.)  Stuart has monday off, so we will work on it more then - hopefully be able to get the frame up. so I can work in the plexiglass panels.

Here is the site before we started.  The fence posts will separate the lawn from garden area.

The boys bringing out 1/2 of the foundation frame

Ethan has to help - he won't let us do anything by ourselves.

Good Hard physical labor for the teenager

this face was too cute to pass up

and here is the frame - in the ground, ready to go.  We will get the frame up, and then pack the dirt tight to hold it in place.  I can't wait to start getting my seedlings started!

Christmas Prep 2013

the Clan Tveter is having a great time getting ready for the holidays.  And enjoying changes for our family.  I am now at home with Ethan.  I think he is enjoying it.  He is growing like mad, and learning something new everyday.  His latest accomplishment?  counting to 10 all by himself.  

He decided to help us put the lights on the tree upstairs.  He did a pretty good job with it.

and Padme is right into the spirit of things here.

The city hosts a caroling sing a long-  and Santa came to visit.  This was his first time on Santa's lap, and there was no screaming.  Of course, not particularly excited.  More just .. um?  what is the point of this again??

 and today, we decided to bake cookies.  He helped - and had a lot of fun - even when he was eating the flour

 nah.... forget sprinkling.  We are just going to dump.  Much faster.

I just had to take a  take a moment and share this.  At work today, I received an email.  We process emails for some clients.  In this particular message, was a request that my customer build a store closer to their home, so they no longer  "had to dump tons of money" at their competitor.

Deciding that I should provide good customer service, I looked up the address of the closet store to this customer.  It is approximately 6.4 miles away, a 15 min drive.  Carol, my assistant asked "how close is the competitors store?  So we looked that up too.  It is was 5.9 miles, with a 12 min drive.

Um.  Is this guy serious?  How have we become that society?  Personally, I drive over 13 miles to get to one of these stores.  But due to a 1/2 mile, he won't shop there?


Are we really becoming such a self centered society?  Just something to think about.

Just saw this online.  Want to give it a shot!

Quickies

Yes, I like to eat chairs

and I touch things with just 1 finger

whohoo... french fries at the State Fair

trying to fly a kite with Daddy

and I am just a happy drooling machine

Just a couple of quick ones.  Someday-  I promise a more real posting.

Look what I can do!!

Yes, this is my best friend, and this is how I sleep on his lap.  Bum in the air, arms hanging down.

As I am cutting my top teeth - this vibrating teether is my favorite toy.  That and ice

I am SOO proud of myself

yes, Barely 8 months old and he is pulling him self up to standing.  He like to open drawers to give himself something to pull him self up with.

Labor DAY!   A day to celebrate work by not doing any of it.

So we went up to the Bingham Copper Mine.  We've decided to make sure the kids have been to all of the LOCAL landmarks, hysterical sites and such, before we start travelling to see the ones further away.  That and we are saving up to buy some land and build a house in the spring.  I might put up images of the houses we are considering.   Thats a whole different  (and overwhelming) project.  Who knows, maybe we'll still end up buying a really old house and remodeling.  We'll have to see what the winter brings.

Anyway, here are some shots from our trip to the giant hole in the ground.

Look! Tonka Trucks   ;-)

The images below here, are of the railroad trestle over Markham Gulch - which was right above the house where my grandmother was born.

This is an example, of one of the tires, that my grandfather and his best friend (his uncle) managed to get upright and push down the hill - on main st. in Mercer.  They were 16 or 17 at the time.

Camping  and my first icecream cone

The heat has been miserable - its hot and sticky.  Ethan doesn't want to be held, but also doesn't want to be laying down. About the only place he is happy, is in front of the fan, in his jumper. Today, he just laid down and went to sleep, right there.  poor little guy.