Toothless Lion!

Rebekah lost her first tooth this afternoon and today was circus day at preschool, so I have a toothless lion! And also a happy clown.

Kimberly the clown (with a crown)

Happy lion at school

Suddenly toothless after we got home!

Visiting with Grandpa Bud & Grandma JoAnn

We had visitors this week!

Lots of reading!

They loved reading with Grandpa Bud & Grandma JoAnn

Grandma Jo's boots were a favorite as well.

Kimberly's turn!

And oh, did they play a lot of UNO!!

Sitting with Grandma Jo

Cheers!

Dentist visit!

Rebekah did great at her dentist appointment this morning showing off her super "wiggly waggly" loose teeth. Kimberly took a bit more convincing, but we got there.

Anniversary Backpacking

We took just Kimberly & Rebekah with us to do some hiking and camping for our 10-year anniversary.

Ready to go at the trailhead.

Our hiking brigade

At a fork in the trail, they couldn't agree on which way to go, so we hiked a little of each path.

There was still some snow on the upper elevations of the trails.

Lots of log bridges to cross as we hiked back and forth along the Greenwater River.

Marty and Bekah hiking along the left side of the river - they look so small!!

Monkey Invasion!!

They have been working on building their own jungle animals at preschool and picked monkeys!

The finished product came home today safely seat-belted.

Ready to go home!

Kimberly with her green monkey

Bekah with her pink & purple monkey

Monkeys!

Mother's Day Backpacking

At the trailhead - ready to head out! The girls were on bikes, Daddy and I were on foot.

Rebekah

Kimberly

We made it to the campground! Five miles!!

Bekah proudly showing off the tent she helped setup.

Kimberly took Kelsi's hat and was quite proud of herself.

Once we got our camp setup, our first stop was Ipsut Falls

Ipsut Falls in the background

Lots of big trees!!

And a few stumps...

Mt. Rainier as seen from the Carbon River (NW corner of the park)

Happy family hiking!!

On our way back on Sunday morning we stopped by Chenuis Falls

Crossing the Carbon River to get to the falls

Lots of crossings - it's a wide river bed!

Chenuis Falls

Heading back to the trail and to our car.

Merry Christmas!

Silly November

Kimberly & Rebekah did fruits & veggies at preschool this week, so they came home with placemats of nutrition on Friday.

The girls also got to wear Daddy's headgear before his Tae Kwon Do sparring tournament last weekend.

November already?!

Rebekah's version of the State of Washington (see Kimberly's caption for the list of features)

And Kimberly's! There's a Space Needle, Mt. Rainier, Mt. St. Helens, river with salmon, red apples, and wheat fields.

Pumpkin Carving Night at school was for the dads. This was Kimberly's Daddy poster.

And Bekah's Daddy poster

We took a day trip down to Mt. Rainier today since Bekah asked to go see it this morning and the weather was perfect for the outing.

Part of our hike took us along the PCT

Lots of icicles!

Beautiful views of Mt. Rainier!!

Tipsoo Lake frozen in the foreground and Naches Peak rising above.