SNOW IN FEBRUARY

The boys were so excited to have snow. They couldn't wait to get outside to build a snowman. They worked on part of one in the front yard and then Martin got too cold and came in. Luke stayed out and made his own snowman in the backyard. He did a great job. The last pic is after the snow started to melt. This is the saddest, dirtiest and most pathetic remains of a snowman I think I have ever seen.

This was taken from our driveway. It is so beautiful I wanted to post it for you to see.

A DAY IN THE RAIN!

We love to play in the rain. There is a huge puddle that forms a block or so away from us, which is so fun to play in. The rain came pouring down, so we headed off to our puddle jumping place and Darin came to capture the fun. On the way back the boys got a kick out of stomping in the steady stream of water that runs along side the curb and having it splash up on me. They thought this was too much fun. Making more memories :-)

MARTIN TURNS 9!!!!!!!!!

I can't believe our first-born is already 9 years old! Time goes by too fast. Martin had his party at Skate World. To roller blade is Martin's absolute, hands down favorite thing to do!!. It was a must to have a skate party. The parents could skate for free so it was a blast going back in time.....it made me feel like I wasn't as close to 40 as I really am :-)

If you can't find Luke he is probably up in a tree or out back digging. I think these are his favorite activities. He has continued to dig the hole in these photos and it is so big now that he can stand inside and you can't even see him it is SO deep.

PUMPKIN PATCH TRIPS

These a couple of my favorite pumpkin patch photos. Man time goes by too fast!

My have our boys grown!!

OCTOBER SPOKANE TRIP

Not your typical vacation photos. This is on I-84 on our way to Spokane. My mom and our entire family went up to visit my brother and his family. It was fun time catching up with family and the boys were glad to hang out with their cousins!!

I love these shots!

This was quite a rare site. My mom saw this building off in the distance while driving on I-84 and thought Darin might have a good photo opportunity. Little did we know that there would be all of this. It looks like an old grain holder. The boys hiked up to the top with Dad. They said it smelled so bad...tons of bird poop everywhere. The funniest thing is this random couch. The boys had blast jumping on the couch, something they don't get to do at home. It was a fun detour along the way.

We drove way off I-84 to the tippy top of this hill to get an up close look at the wind mills. They are HUGE when you are that close to them. The sound they make that close lets you know the power they have. It was quite amazing.

Uncle Dan had fun with the kids giving them fake tattoos. The boys were pleased with the selection of skulls, wire and spiders instead of pretty princess.

We all took a trip to downtown Spokane and stopped at the BIG red wagon!! My boys love this. We walked along the water front and had dinner at Red Robin.....thanks Mom :-)

CHESTNUTS

We just finished up the chestnut season here at the Pfeiffer home. It is about a month of harvesting. We have established a good buyer base over the years so we sell out very quickly, which is wonderful. Over the years we have finally gotten most people to stop stealing our nuts!! This year we donated the money to Medical Teams Intl. Despite the fact that we were giving the funds away, we still had people come and steal from us....it is simply amazing! These photos only show Luke harvesting the nuts, but it is a family event and well worth the time to bless those in need.

SPIDERS

We have some HUGE spiders this year! I looked out the front window and saw this lovely guy and his web he weaved overnight. I loved how cool it looked with the rain on it so I took this pic. The boys thought it was cool too. I liked how this pic turned out.

CLIMBING TREES

This is the new pass time at our house. They climb higher everyday!!! It freaks me out a bit. If you look close, Luke is up above Martin. I have a rule at our house about climbing trees "You had better be able to climb down from the tree yourself, because Mom doesn't climb trees to rescue little boys. You will just have to wait until Dad get home!" They know I am very serious so they climb with extreme caution :-)

LOOK!..... NO FRONT TEETH

NEW DEVELOPMENT

They put in a play structure in the new development going in across the street from us. Darin took advantage of a foggy morning and let Luke go and play. He had a blast. I really like how free and happy he looks in these pics.