Kayak Sledding

Leave it to Jeff to find a way to kayak in the snow. A few weeks ago he took the kids sledding - and who needs a sled when you have a garage full of kayaks? This one is actually Peyton's kayak.

Hannah Montana! Hannah Montana

Hannah Montana, or as Ashley says, "Hannah Montana! Hannah Montana!" is Ashley's latest "favorite." She got a Hannah Montana! Hannah Montana! guitar for Christmas and plays "Best of Both Worlds" over and over and over and over and over and over and well, you get the idea. When we told Ashley about the Hannah Montana concert "now in theaters" it was all she could talk about. She ADORES Hannah Montana! Hannah Montana! The show is in 3-D so during the movie she kept reaching out her arms and trying to touch Hannah Montana! Hannah Montana! During the dance songs she would bounce up and down on her chair so fiercely I was afraid it was bothering the other theater-goers. When I asked her to settle down she said, "but Mom, I'm dancin'!" in a very teenager-like-voice. She was not happy when it ended after only 1 hour and 15 minutes - neither was I - for $15 it should've lasted at least 4-5 hours! Oh well, it's cheaper than any other concert these days. I'm turning her into a concert-goer early - when I was 8 months pregnant we went to a Barenaked Ladies concert together and sat on the 13th row! Our little Ashley is growing up so fast! Ashley Banks! Ashley Banks! We love you!

McCall, Idaho

We spent Saturday in McCall to take in the Winter Carnival--basically a bunch of very cool snow sculptures. There was so much snow! Peyton and Ashley loved running through the "maze" of plowed snow. Did we take pictures of all the cool snow sculptures? Of course not, we left the camera in the car, but here's a picture of how much freakin' snow there was! Thank goodness Jeff drove. You know what all this snow means, don't you? Big-a** rivers in the spring!