some pictures :)

After a good night's sleep we are feeling MUCH better! we've been working hard around the house, as we expect to be moved out in less than a month. We have a lot of our stuff packed up and in storage, but there is still lots to do,.

Here are some pics as promised. I wasn't able to take too many, because as suprising as it may seem, it is rather difficult to haul two 30 pound kids, a bunch of climbing gear, a rope, and food and water up mountain. the camera wasn't really on the top of my priority list :)

Nova has always been a little love-bug, but lately she has really been into hugging, and kissing, and saying "I LOVE YOU!!!"". Anytime we are holding her she has her arms wrapped tight around our necks. The other cute thing she's been into lately is her little bedtime routine. before we tuck her in she wants" Kisses through the bars", which basically means she gives a regular kiss, and then an eskimo kiss through the crib bars. then she repeats that and gives an eskimo kiss and a regular kiss standing up, followed by a huge hug. then she yells "I love you Daddy! I love you Mommy! Good night!" about 10 times as we head downstairs.

Daddy and mini-daddy. Nova might look like me, but she is her daddy through and through when it comes to her personality (and her taste buds....which we saw in action tonight when she finhished 2 whole pieces of pizza and a giant cinnamon role at cici's!)

The bigger kids were playing a jousting game with styrofoam/duct tape swords. Juneau wanted to join in the action!
The girls LOVED sitting around the fire and roasting marshmallows. Juneau kept saying she was going to make hers "roasty toasty"!

The roasting stick was a bit too long and heavy for juneau, so nova helped her hold it up while they roasted their marshmallows.

Delicious finished product - smores!!

Finally - some pics of Cris being a superstar on his last climb of the day. He started off a little easier, and led some 5.8 and 5.9 routes. He wasn't so sure he was ready to tackle this 5.11, but he rocked it!

the girls loved watching Cris climb. I wish i had gotten some pictures of them on the rock, but it pretty much took both of our full attention to help them climb for the first time.

well, it has been an amazing weekend. this week we will be busy continuing to pack and clean the house. We need to make some plans for Juneau's 3rd birthday, too! She has remninded us at least 20 times that her birthday is "September 21st"! she can't wait to be 3!