McDowell Mountain Hike

Selah hiked three of the ten miles!

The prettiest sight in the desert

Great view of four peaks with recent snowfall, looking east from Windgate Pass

The desert view from the eastern side

Selah and I

Selah and Casson

Bad Mothers

During dinner tonight, I was enlightening Selah about how I'm a good mother because I make her eat all of her dinner and especially her vegetables, and how bad mothers only feed their kids gallons and gallons of ice cream until they can't move.  She said "Yeah, so we don't eat any ice cream" which is not true, and I smiled and told her it was really fine to eat ice cream too, yadayadayada.  Just then, Casson called from the kitchen "Hey Lisa, where did you put that bag clip?" and I said "I didn't do anything with it."  He then found it in a random place where I had stuck it in the cupboard.  Then he started singing a song "Oh, I like to put things in random places..." I laughed and said "Don't be making fun of me!"  Selah turned to me and said softly with her hand on my arm, "Just ignore him mom.  He's not making fun of you.  He's just singing a song about bad mothers."

Riding a bike

Happy Birthday Vanessa

Cooking with Cristian and Selah

Selah and Cristian are second cousins.  They play so well together.  Cristian's sister Adriana couldn't make it this day and Selah missed her.  Later she told me she hopes that Cristian and Adriana can come to Phoenix.  Good thing she likes playing with boys.  I mean that she's going to have a baby brother.

Jolly Old St. Nicholas

Thanks for the piano books Uncle Michael. 

With Aunt Patty

Cousin Andrew

Cousin Matthew

Little Sibling

Aunt Van

Cousin Nick and Laura

"Andy and Andy" Just Engaged

GG DeWayne and GG Lois

Uncle Tim and Aunt Jackie

Cousins Dan and Joe

Cousin Amanda

Aunt Chrissy

Little Lyle

At the Potpourri House

 

Our Tyler Family

Decorating ornaments with Chapman

Autumn with friends

Holding Charis (karris).

With Grandma Judy in Payson

Grandma and Papa

Hiking in the San Francisco Peaks.

New play kitchen

Thanksgiving with Grandy and Aunt Lela.

Thanksgiving with Uncle Jeff

Another game of Memory or Hide and Seek with Chapman

Thanksgiving Dinner

Camping in Prescott with Mike and Robin last weekend. We got to meet Mike's family at the Cowboy Poets annual event.

Josh's Treehouse. Not for Selah-sized people. Not for play. It's for Josh. It's to live in.

Rachel and Dave and Charis (Karis). Woohoo! A new friend for everyone.

 

Indoor rock climbing. It's totally safe. Selah is on "The Death Wall"

Selah enjoys playing alone.