We are glad that Blake was able to come home to Washington weather. We took him out sledding as soon as he got home from the airport.

 

Blake can't do anything like every one else. He decided to sled down the hill snow board style on a sled. The following pictures are of how he ended each of his runs.

 

too bad this is blurry

 

 

He ended up doing this several times. He never seemed to get really hurt. I was surprised we didn't end up in the emergency room.

 

At the end of the fun filled day Blake took the kids down the road on the sled. He was a very popular big brother and Uncle.

Cake

Its a cake with a protective layer of wax paper. Again the sisters with their smart ideas

Together Again

Best Birthday present idea ever! To bad it wasn't mine, but I did my part, I showed up

One little, Two little...

A bit of entertainment, very exciting, I should never gamble because I never know when to quit

A Strange New World

I guess all the good names were already taken

I wonder....

What could they possible be doing to these shrubs in the name of science?

Hiking Mishap

So I was hiking by myself in the middle of nowhere. I was out in the mountains, and I hadn't seen another person for at least 2 miles, and that person wasn't even on the same trail as me. I also realized that about a mile back I had lost cell phone reception, so I was totally alone. I was listening to music and hiking along up the mountain when I hear this hiss and some kind of rattle. I looked down and about two feet away from my foot sitting in the middle of the trail was a coiled rattlesnake with fangs bared. I don't think I have ever run so fast in my life!

Moving time

Blake moving into his room at his apartment. It is a pretty nice room.

Living Room

This is Blake's living room at his new apartment. Sorry that it is a little blurry.

Church

Today at church my roommate and I were sitting together by a pew near the door. Just before the meeting started he told me that he would be right back and stepped out the door. A few seconds later a cute girl walks in the door and asks me if the seat next to me was open, and being the great roommate I am I said yes. The look of betrayal on my roommate’s face was priceless...but I know he would have done the same to me!

1st Meal in My Apartment

Well it looked good but the oatmeal tasted like chewing on the end of a stalk of wheat, with just a hint of peanut butter. Maybe I'll double or even triple the peanut butter for next time. I'm open to suggestions

Utah Tap Water...

Utah tap water is nothing like Washington tap water. Its like they pump water from the Great Salt Lake right into your glass. Yum!

 
Blake and Gab at their Senior Prom. They have some really nice pictures but Blake will need to put them on his blog.

CP project

 Blake finished his CP project of building a play area for the kids. It is huge. He built it very solid. It should out last us. This picture shows Steve Otts truck loaded down with all the supplies for the project. It was really over loaded!

  Blake learned alot from this project. He is going to have some great skills.

  There was some injuries. This is Blake's thumb

  Blake hard at work!

  Will's favorite part of the play house is the bridge and the slide!

 
Blake and Dad putting the roof on the play house. At one point Dad took off his belt and used it as a saftey line around Blake's waist while Blake leaned out over the edge to nail on the roof.

  There is a tube that the kids can talk to each other through. There is one tube in each play house.

 
There is a ramp that the kids can climb to the upper level. Will prefers this route. He feels it is a big enough challenge.

 The climbing wall is pretty cool. Will has gotten hurt on it twice so it is a little hard for the little ones. Mickayla loves it.