Sled dog team

I recently saw that Australian shepherds are being used as sled dogs so.....

Amelie the dragon

Holloween

Lucia is a bat, Amelie a dragon, Mommy is cheese and crackers, and Daddy is a chimney sweeper.  For some reason the picture did not turn out very clear. 

Lucia running at school charity race

Amelie and the animals

Birthday party

Birthday gifts

Amelie with her new birthday doll.

A few recent pictures: Hike near cabin, hike near home, Amelie being a goof off, Lucia sleeping

Lucia being dropped off for first day of 1st grade.

At the playground

No explanation needed for this one.  Just the buggers having some fun. 

Amelie singing

Amelie singing a little diddy while walking with daddy and Emmy (dog). 

Amelie karate kicking

Amelie doing her version of a karate kick.  She took off her princess dress in order to do a better job of it.  I'm not sure it helped much, but she gets an A for effort. 

Snow Angle

Lucia with her snow angle out in our front yard. 

The kids playing in the cold backyard. 

Lucia's boxing workout. 

Lucia and our guest horse. One of our neighbors moved away and needed a place to keep her horse. It's nice having a horse as long as it is free.