Great Grandma Armstrong always loves to give the kids little gifts when they come to visit.
The kids love to play games with Grandma.
This is the kids' fourth visit to Sun City West, AZ to see Great Grandma Armstrong. She is 89 years old.
I love my Grandma!
Joseph received an award at school for showing good character and being honest.
Orrin and Christian worked hard on this years entry into the Pack Pinewood Derby.
Dave Julien tracked the race outcomes this year with a cool new computer program.
Orrin had the lead at this point in the race . . . but it was a close call in the end.
It came down to milimeters in the end (almost too close to call). Orrin had a hard time stomaching the loss. 2nd place is still a respectable win in our books!
You made a awesome car, Orrin!
You have to use camouflage for the older kids (green eggs in the bushes).
The hunt is getting a bit predictable after five years in the same yard, but the girls still love it!
Boy, Orrin needs a haircut.
You're never too old for Easter candy.
Success! I think they found them all . . .
Thanks, mom! I love Easter!
Mitt Romney had a book signing at Miramar MCAS in the exchange store.
Christian bought a few copies of Mitt Romney's "No Apology" and he signed them. We had to wait in quite a line.
SNOW-BEARD!
It was worth it! He really took to snow boarding and wishes we could take him more often. He really got into the jumps and tricks and paid for it with his face a few times. Still worth it! He earned his Snow Sports merit badge.
Aleya was invited by Zach and his mommy to St. Partrick's day playgroup. She had to wear her green dress.
The food was green, but tasty.
There was lots of frolicking by all the leprechaun-sized children.
Green deviled eggs, split-pea soup, green apples, asparagus, green jello, green noodles, and green cupcakes!
It was a beautiful sunny and semi-warm day for sledding and tubing at Big Bear MCCS.
Last year Aleya was sick when we came sledding, so she was feeling a lot better this time.
Dad helped her get started.
There she goes!
Joseph discovered that the new sled from Costco is the fastest . . . which is not always good.
This was the final run of the purple tube. I hit a jump and tore a 20 inch rip in the vinyl.
After popping the purple tube, we rented some plastic ones from the office.
Amara found a semi-constructed snowman and finished it off.
She made it a snowgirl with long hair.
Aleya had the most fun of all the kids. She kept wanting to go over and over and over again.
Orrin kept going a little higher than he should have on the hill, and paid the consequences with a massive wipeout. "Are you okay, Orrin?"
There were some pretty fun snow-jumps.
Orrin really got some air with that one.
We ended all the sledding fun with a family snowball fight, with sled-shields. It was a successful family snow outing. Wish we could do this more often . . . or that we could afford to go skiing or snowboarding.
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