2010 Highlights Traditional Hike to "The M" on Memorial Day

 (Sorry it took me so long to actually publish this.  I thought it had been, so here it is even if it's late.)

When Annalyn was growing up it was tradition to do a hike to the "M"  on the mountain.  It hasn't always happened every year since we've gotten older, but our kids were really excited to be able to do it.  Especially because they love to be able to carry their own water

We took the backpack for Seth to ride in if he got too tired, but he never wanted to.  It was a motivation for him to keep going.  We'd offer, well if you're too tired we can just put you in the backpack, but he'd say no, no, I can do it, and keep plodding along. It's several steep hills, but he did it the whole way !!!

We made it !!!!   But it's definitely more windy than when we started.  It's kind of fun to remind the kids that Grandma Miller was in the class that created the M.  Their class carried up the bags of cement and water to make the cement to make the M, and then every year after that they would have to go up and white wash or paint the cement to keep it nice and white.

Ethan decided that he could see the flag up higher, this really steep hill, and he wanted to go up there, well since it was so windy, we couldn't let him go alone, he might get blown over, it was getting that windy.  So we all went.

Seth triying to climb the top of the M

Ethan at the top with the flag, overlooking Morgan below.

We All Made It !!!!  Dad took the photo !!!

Strange Sleeping Spots

June 1, 2010--Proof that Seth takes over the bed!! He just makes himself comfortable.


May 17, 2010--Hayden got to sleep over again, but this time neither Seth or Hayden wanted the bed. So they both slept on the floor. This was how they started out. A couple of hours later they looked like this...
They certainly move around a lot...


Hayden stayed for a week and at first Seth didn't want the bed, but Hayden did. Hayden woke up in a strange position. Seth slept in almost a kneeling spot, with only half of him on the folded chair.
April 24, 2010--The boys ended up sleeping downstairs. Why Ethan would want to sleep in the small space between the couches....??

March 31, 2010--I walked in to check on them before going to bed and found them this way. That just seemed really strange to have socks on his hands, then I find out why, because he wanted to be like his brother....
Ethan had put socks on his hands and feet. The curiously odd things kids do....


March 30, 2010--Seth again didn't want to go to sleep, he eventually got quiet. We went to check on him and couldn't find him. We found him here in the closet, he'd even taken his pillow. The closet door was closed more than this, we opened it carefully for the picture..... I don't know why you'd want to sleep in the closet

February 14, 2010--This chair is in their room. He finally gave up the fight to go to sleep, and lost here.

January 18, 2010-This is how I found Ethan in the morning, feet barely resting on the pillow.

September 5th 2009 Ellie was trying to avoid finishing her piano, and waited too long. She is sound asleep sitting on the piano bench using the keys as a pillow.

July 21, 2010 Ethan was exhausted.... apparently.

September 18th 2009-- Ethan and Seth didn't want to go to sleep, so they were playing, they both fell asleep on the top bunk

Children certainly don't need a sleep number bed to find their slumber.