Princess Castle

One of the presents that Gretchen got for her birthday was a princess castle tent. She decided she wanted to sleep in it tonight, but she only made it halfway through the night before she was ready for the comfort of her own bed. But she just loves the tent!

Winter Wonderland

This week's challenge at I Heart Faces was Winter Wonderland. Of course, I'm a day late in submitting, but I thought I would share my photos anyway. We've had some great snow at our new house this year, and one particular day it was perfect weather to play in the snow. Here are some scenes from that day.

Oh, and I am asking for constructive critiques of my photos. I've got just a simple point and shoot digital camera, so I can't do a lot of fancy stuff, but I would love to hear some good feedback. Thanks! Of course, I'm a bit biased - I think my subjects are the cutest in the world!

Today's Snowy Day

We got more snow overnight and all day today. These pictures were taken about 2:30 this afternoon, and more snow fell after this. This is why I got stuck in my driveway today, and so Daniel & Gretchen had to stay home from preschool. Austin went to school because they bus was running as normal. We had a good snow day at home - watched movies, ate popcorn, and cuddled in bed. And Daniel & Gretchen managed to have fun with a spray bottle water fight - harmless fun that got the wiggles out!

My Three Little Reindeer

My brother Nick took these pictures of my cuties when he was over on Christmas Eve. I love how they turned out!

Daniel's 5th Birthday

Happy Birthday Daniel!

Wow - 5 years old! It still seems like yesterday when I first met my little frog-eyed prince! He was 3-1/2 weeks old, and had bright red hair (that changed to blonde right after he turned one) and he had little froggy eyes from being born 8 weeks early. And now he's 5, and will be in kindergarten in the fall, and I'm trying to remember where the last 5 years went!

At one month old, 5 days after we met him and brought him home from the hospital.
He was 5 pounds!

With Mommy and all of his presents - he was so blessed!

With Grandma and Grandpa

Happy New Year!

It is 2011 - I can't hardly believe it! This was the scene near our house as we drove into Spokane for the annual Barth Family Christmas Party. Very snowy and very beautiful.