Ethan's 3rd Birthday!

Hopefully I can find some more pictures when I get my hard drive hooked up again!

Dreaming of warmer temps in the Tundra, Sarah

Big Shoes to fill!

Entertaining ourselves however we can, in the Tundra,

Sarah

Reading Time

Is Daddy reading to Gabe?

Or maybe Gabe is reading to Daddy?

You tell me!

Find the answer here:

Growing our vocabulary, in the Tundra,

Sarah

Gabe's 1st Birthday

Going all the way back, did I ever post a picture of Gabe's 1st birthday?

We ended up having a pumpkin fest with some friends... Here's Gabe chowing down on his pumpkin cupcake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese icing!

We're going CrrrrAAAzzzYYYY!!!

One day, I was running late and had a dr.s appt. So I jumped in the shower to get ready and Sam was going to come back from his appt. to take care of Gabe. So after I got out of the shower and realized that things were strangely quiet, I snuck downstairs to see what the little Gabe man was up to. I saw two little white hands putting stuff on the step and I walked around the corner to see this little face looking up at me!I took my chances on taking a picture of him before I threw him into the tub to scrub him down with 5 minutes to spare!

I probably shouldn't have taken the time to take a picture of him, because he sat on my bench and put a gigantic white spot on it therefore ruining my fabric. Need to recover that still.... Oh well. But with a face like this, how could you be mad for long!!! Especially daddy, whose painting had deep finger gauges in it! Oops! :)

Trying to stay on top of the mischief in the Tundra,

Sarah

Hibernation....

Some of us are handling the winter better than others....

Ready for spring!!!!

Surviving, barely, in the Tundra,

Sarah

Welcome to the Tundra

Here's my little pengiun trying to stay warm in the Tundra,

Sarah

P.S. Last report 10 degrees and snow flyin'!

Chicken Little

Here is our little Halloween Chicken! I would have liked to have gotten some better pictures of Gabe with his dad, the farmer! But it got dark before we got our act together!

Getting caught up with life in the Tundra,

Sarah

Gabe at 12 months...

Here is the little man's 12 month picture....

Trying to get things caught up around here. I know I promised a recipe for Bread Pudding, let me go ahead and post that too. First, let me see if I have any pictures of it - although it doesn't do it justice. I don't even like Bread Pudding, but this....

Like I said, this picture does not do justice, just trust me on this one!

Mix: 2 eggs and 1 cup sugar

Then add: 5 crumbled biscuits

2 and 1/2 cups whole milk

cinnamon to taste

Pour into greased 9X12 pan. Sprinkle nutmeg on top.

Bake for 1 hour at 375 degrees.

*optional: may add coconut, craisins, raisins, nuts

It's the best bread pudding out there!

Well, I'm canning some apple butter and making the most of the Fall in the Tundra,

Sarah

Here we go....

Today, I was on the phone to my mom and thought Gabe was being especially good for the length of our conversation and the rate at which he should have been hungry and tired. So I hung up with her and walked around the corner, this is what I saw.

Of course, Gabe was in the middle of it!

FILTHY!

Sorry about the finger, was trying to snap the picture before he tracked dirt EVERYWHERE and caught up to me!

What can I say about that face? Nevermind that I had to spend the next 20 minutes cleaning him and his mess up!

Welcome to the wonderful world of Toddlerhood!

Trying to stay on top of things in the Tundra,

Sarah

Fall Fun

Not too much I can say here!

Livin' it up in the Tundra,

Sarah

More videos....

My computer uploads these pretty fast, so here are some more from yesterday!

And here is more bath time fun, except Gabe did just like kids do - smiling and laughing and talking and then as soon as the camera goes on.......well...... boring!!!!

And here we have my main squeeze, Sam the Man!!! Today is our Papa's Pumpkin Patch Potluck time-o-fun! So here's my cowboy, all ready and dressed to lead the games and have a blast! How about that - it hasn't even started yet, and you see him here, first!!! By the way, that's our pond in the background, Aunt Gayle. Looking a bit shabby right now but we like it!!!

Well, I'm making a chicken casserole and Mom's Bread pudding. As soon as that comes out, I'll get you the recipe, because I hate bread pudding, but this, why this would even make the Pioneer Woman's heart beat a little faster! (Even though it doesn't call for butter, I'm sure you could throw a bit on the side!!!)

Livin' up the Fall in the Tundra,

Sarah

We might have a slight problem...

First off -

***DISCLAIMER***

Bad quality photo's. Couldn't find Sam's camera which has the right lens...

Ok. Here's my problem. I heard VERY loud banging noises on the floor and so I checked to see what exactly Gabe must have been playing with and what did I find?

Now, where might two D batteries come from? I asked myself the same question. I back tracked through the sun room where Gabe has boat loads of toys laying around and didn't see anything till I walked up the stairs to his room and this is what I found!



Now, if you look closely, you'll see how the battery cover goes on with screws. So. Answer me this? What have we gotten ourselves into? And how did we get such a braniac miracle child who unscrews the backs of toys before the age of 1?!?!

Ahhhh!!!!!!

Trying to stay on top of things in the Tundra,

Sarah

Busy like a bee.......

It's that time of the year again... What time? you might ask? Time for Sarah to start blogging again? Yeah right! HA! I had such good intentions of creating this amazing blog that people from all over the world were just waiting on pins and needles for the next edition.... But it turns out, I don't exactly think I'm blogging material. First off, you have to do it a little more often. Second, you kinda have to have a purpose. And thirdly, you have to edit your photos BEFORE you post them on your blog for people to actually see stuff. I have been working on lots of projects... for instance: Gabe's nursery. It's finally finished...kind of. But when do I blog - during his nap when I think about going in there to take pictures... Doesn't really work that way. Otherwise, my project include writing a big long list and marking them all off - plus I don't think you want pictures of my mound of laundry - before and after. Or maybe the "before", 15,000 ears of corn that Sam buys because they are on sale and then the "after", it's all chopped off the cob and safely stored away in two cup amounts in the freezer just waiting for Mexicali corn to come into fruition.

One thing I do have a picture of that I've been working on - S2 Photography has been at it again...

Here is a collage of Ali.... Isn't she beautiful?



And here is Erinn!!! She's quite a beauty too! It's not hard to take great pictures of such beautiful girls!



So I'm in the midst of doing some editing for a family and I'll get those up. These two girls are Seniors this year and it's been tons of fun to get pictures done for them. We get to meet with both of them for a few more shots in the coming weeks, which will be great! It's awesome that we have so many people taking chances on us and our emerging photography skills!

One of the great things is that I finally got my Digital Rebel! So I'm very excited to come alongside Sam and really learn from him. With every person or family, we are learning so much more!

On another note, the little Gabe man turned 11 months a couple of days ago - can you believe that???? I can't! I'll have to upload some new pictures of him, the summer has been busy and we've been all over the world between the three of us... So hopefully things will settle into more of a routine... One of my problems is that we are still on the one computer, so whenever Sam is home, he's usually using it for painting and he's got a show coming up pretty soon. He's been painting like a maniac. The other night, he started painting at 10pm and finally finished up around 6am. I know right, crazy!! But that's the time with the least amount of distractions for him. Maybe y'all can pray for us. He still needs some sleep! Thanks.

Well, from my research, this entry is already about 100,000 too many words and waaaaay too little photos. So I'm going to be working on that. Hopefully learning a little more about blogging and getting a little more user friendly sight or at least to LOOK a little nicer! Let me know what kinds of information you'd like me to include and I'll see if I can make it happen!!

Trying to keep up in the Tundra,

Sarah

A little bit of updates!

Well, it's been a while, I know. But the summer is like that around here. But my folks have been here while Sam is away in Guatemala and let me tell you, they are some serious inspiration for getting projects done! I can in no way even pretend to compete with Amy and her deployment projects!!! By the way, if you have a little bit of time, (more than you think) you'll want to check out Amy's blog!!! She's absolutely amazing. Her husband is deployed, she's a homeschool mom and just take a look at her amazing work!!!! Anyway, she's been counting her deployment projects and she's over 100+ projects!!! Like I said, she's amazing! Anyway, in our humble home, we have built one entry way bench, fixed another bench, painted two frames, fixed the refrigerator, defrosted the freezer, been to Walmart about 100+ times! :) Getting ready to plant some planters, enjoy the pool with the little man, played some Settlers of Catan, squeezed in a bit of sleep and tried to keep up with the Love of my Life on facebook!!! Also getting ready to repaint the coffee table! Of course, do I have pictures of all of this - no, not really. Not right now. Besides, how many of you really want to see pictures of the inside of my refrigerator NOT LEAKING?!

Anyway, I'm pretty confident that Sam doesn't check this site and I didn't want to give it all away. I'd like to take him on a tour when he gets home! But I did have a couple of pictures to share - and these are actually pictures that you will want to see!!!

8 months a little late....



And a 9 month picture to boot! He's growing like a weed - just can't even believe it!



Well, keep on tuning in and don't forget to check out Amy's blog at Design Interventions!!!! Seriously, if I had an ounce of her drive and creativity - I'd be an unstoppable force!!!

Enjoying Summer in the Tundra,

Sarah

One day late....

too busy celebrating.....



...the best dad to my little man!!!!

Thankful for my family in the Tundra,

Sarah

8 months and counting....

Tried to fix up this picture, but really couldn't - how can you mess with perfection? :)



Been having a great time with Wes and Cindy. I can't believe how long I was looking forward to their visit and now, it's been here and gone. Up bright and early tomorrow morning to take them back to the airport and then off to some new adventures.

Heading to bed in the Tundra,

Sarah

Delayed Update...

I have a lot more things to update, but Wes and Cindy are here visiting and Cindy has shown me a whole bigger world on my photo editing software, so I'm getting excited. Here is a little taste of what I can do now!

Livin' it up in the Tundra,

Sarah

Some updates...

I've been so bad about getting pictures on here, but we were on a week long vacation and I'll get some pictures of that up soon, but I thought I'd get caught up on 6 and 7 month pictures since Gabe is coming on his 8th month b-day here pretty soon!!!



Sam has a thing about taking pictures of Gabe in flowers, what can I say? :)



This is my favorite outfit, well, technically, he grew out of the one I loved the most, but here is a close second!



And Sam has a thing for taking pictures of Gabe in the bath too! But when he is that cute, how can you not?!




Enjoying the Spring in the Tundra and trying to keep up with the crawling boy!

Sarah

Retro'n it up!

First, I spotted THIS coming out of Hobby Lobby!



Upon closer inspection, I realized...it was MY HUSBAND!!!



Then I remembered, it's Retro Night at WOW! Our last Wednesday night service of the school year and we were suppose to dress like this - (although some might take it to the extreme, SAM!)

So here we are!



Not to go to bed without trying on Daddy's wig!



And I got to try my hand at tie-dying yet again this year - I think this is my masterpiece!!! There you go, A-rick!!!! This one is for you - (the picture, not the shirt! See, patience pays off!)



Stayin' alive, in the Tundra,

Sarah