Januburied

Pictures from our epic January...

Christmas 2016

Books read in 2016

It has been a good year to start reading for pleasure again!!

1. A Wall of White by Jennifer Woodlief
2. The Book Theif by Markus Zusak
3. Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris
4. Are you there God? It's me Margaret by Judy Blume
5. A Small Indiscretion by Jan Ellison
6. The Long Way Home by Louise Penny
7. The Girls Guide to Hunting and Fishing by Melissa Bank
8. The Age of Daredevils by Michael Clarkson
9. Before You Leap by Keith Houghton
10. Taken by Debra Lee
11. The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
12. The Temporary Agent by Daniel Judson
13. The Readaholics and the Poirot Puzzle: A Book Club Mystery
14. The Daughter of Union County by Francine Howard
15. Stealing Jason Wilde by Dee Ernst
16. The Martian by Andy Weir
17. The Midwife's Confession by Diane Chamberlain
18. The Crossing by Michael Connelly
19. The 5 love languages by Gary Chapman
20. The Last Ship by William Brinkley
21. Memory Man by David Baldacci
22. The Good Neighbor by AJ Banner
23. Sisters one, two, three by Nancy Star

Christmas Tree

Thanksgiving 2016

 Las Vegas, Circus Circus

Hoover Dam

 Grand Canyon

Ventura

Organizing the Toys!

Before

All cleaned out!

After!

 I cleaned out, organized, and got rid of toys yesterday. It took about 6 hours! The kids reaction was awesome they loved finding toys that have been buried for months (maybe years?). They played for 2 hours straight and never asked to watch TV. I think that is a success. It is hard to tell by these pictures but I would guess I got rid of about 1/3 of the stuff that was in the toy area  most of which was donated to the local thrift stores but some was garbage.

Taylor Creek Salmon Run