Brothers will be brothers

I couldn't resist posting this one! L was unhappy that he was getting his picture taken WITH his brother. Argh! Too many tears today. But we still had fun!

Winter sparkles

Out of focus water droplets...catching the sun!

This morning's snow! ...and sunshine!

1st Snow for the winter!

Bunk beds are up!

We're really happy with the bed we bought and the boys had fun helping us put it together. Putting the bedding on was another story, but it's one small sacrifice to make two little boys sublimely happy. :-) T-boy sleeps on top and Little Guy on the bottom.

The first story time in the new bed!

Museum trip

On Saturday we visited the Arabia Steamboat Museum in Kansas City. It was a lot of fun and very interesting. It tells the story of the Steamboat Arabia that sank in the Missouri River in 1856. All the passengers except a mule survived, but the boat was submerged and the entire cargo lost. Over time the river changed course and when unearthed, the boat was in the middle of a cornfield and 44 feet underneath ground level. A group of 5 men found the site and recovered the cargo and a small section of the boat itself in 1988. The group included a man and his 2 sons who opened the museum to share their treasure with the world. They have about 2/3 of the cargo on display in the museum (they're still working on cleaning and restoring the other 1/3) and it's a sneak peek into the past and what would have been necessities to the settlers traveling west and settling along the Missouri. If you're ever in the area, you should check it out! It's worth it!

I should have asked, but I'm not sure if this is one of the paddlewheels off the boat itself. I think it was. It was big anyway!

Trevin with the "captain."

Family pics!

We took family pictures with Corey's family while we were in CO for Thanksgiving.

They really turned out well! Enjoy!