my cuties

Are they cute or what, and Kobe got in the picture too he was gettin' Sam in her ear and making her smile :)

How to Potty on a mountain

So this was Leah's first outing and we stopped before we left the mountain for a quick potty break, and she actually went. I can't believe she pulled her pants down in the snow, at least she had a jacket on!

potty update

So for those of you out there who even care, or read this for that matter the potty training is going really well...The kids and I have been locked in the house since last Sunday and it is now Friday. Leah has run around all week with her pants off and is doing a great job. I am so proud of her. Tomorrow we are going to a birthday party and it will be the first time out of the house with no diaper, wish me luck... I will be bringing several backup pants with us in case of accidents oh and a potty too of course. She will probably have to go before we even get off the mountain. Thank you to those of you who have offered advice and well wishes I have needed them. Tina has been my go to pro for all potty training advice and i really want to thank her for that, she is an amazing mom and the most patient person i have ever met, truly...

This is the view from our kitchen window! i think we have some snow and icicles!!!

Sitting up

My baby is sitting up! I can't believe how fast she is growing up. it's amazing.

The Potty

So yesterday marked the first day of potty training for Leah. This is my toughest obstacle so far. It truly takes the patients of a saint, which I am not. I sat in the bathroom for 1/2 hour yesterday only to have her get off the potty and pee on the floor, great...Today she woke up and didn't want to have anything to do with it, but I did and so i persevered and won the battle. so far that is...so if anyone reading this has any great tips or secrets please let the first timer in on it!

Kisses

There's nothing like a dog kiss!!!

Cousins

Here is Leah and Sam with their cousins Abbi and Thomas...turned out pretty cute, and it only cost two mini m&m's :)

Love

Is this the cutest picture of the girls holding hands or what! They were playing with each other. Sam really likes to grab Leah when she gets the chance to catch her.

my girls

Here is a morning picture of the girls...Leah is so good with her little sister. Sam is always super smiley and i love it. The best part of the morning is waking up to these precious little faces. I love you baby girls!

For the birds

I happen to be an avid bird watcher, from my window that is...this is a picture i took of myself feeding the birds. In the winter for the most part they are chickadee's and nuthatches. If i am patient they will land in my hand and take food. this is a very cool feeling to have a wild bird land in your hands, only in the wilderness...and yes it is still snowing!

Did I mention snow?

So it's been snowing here for about a week. It's bad when you can't remember what day it is anymore and all you can see and think about is snow and snow removal. I have even started to have dreams about moving snow in the snowcat. now that's pretty bad...The first storm brought about 6-7 feet, and the second brought about 2 feet, and the third is approaching. Do you get where I'm going here. We have a shit load of snow here and that is no exaggeration. Here are some of the pictures that i took from the snowcat of our road, notice it doesn't even look like there ever was a road there well believe me there is or was i mean.