Catching Up! March

Yeah! This means I'm caught up now! At least until I fall behind again. :)

March

Some serious cuteness when Daniel wanted to "do what Walnut is doing."

Richard and Daniel in the sandbox after we finally got some sand for it! I even made plaster "fossils" and bones for him to dig up.

Had some construction fort building action on the front porch recently.

And building things doesn't stop with the balls and sticks! This creative piece of work was all Daniel  - pipe cleaner pieces stuck into half a pool noodle. It was some sort of zapper with current carried across all the twists and turns. I was impressed!

Even just plain sticks are great fun!

And of course, "Daniel's Big Tool Box Made of Cardboard" is still around. Daniel even got someone else inside!

Catching Up! February

Still trying to get back on schedule!

February

A good walk is the best part of a family outing. And Flagstaff has so many easily accessible trails within a few minutes of our house! This is a local favorite: Buffalo Park. Guess it was a windy day. :)

Daniel loves his tools! Outside, inside, inside his big box…doesn't matter. He loves them all!

Daniel and I messing around with my phone camera.

We've had so little snow this winter that Daniel's first sledding experience was on a small man-made hill in downtown Flagstaff. But he still had fun! We even built a snowman.

More hiking action!

Catching Up! January

Still catching up with pictures!

January

We love walking any of the loop trails on Campbell Mesa.

We were still going to Open Gym in January and February. Now that Daniel is in preschool, we haven't really been. He gets a lot of energy out at school!

Helping in the kitchen.

We still love play doh! T. Rex and triceratops didn't last long, though.

Catching snow.

What could be better than playing in a tent made with blankets and furniture, with legos inside, and your best friend, Rex (a T. Rex puppet)?

We love the Fatman's Loop! I lost count of how many times we hiked some or all of this trail.

Richard's Dad came to visit in January. We were able to go to Montezuma Castle National Monument and Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, where we also met Sarah and Isaac!

Montezuma Castle

Sunset Crater - the Lava Flow Trail

3 generations of Ullmann men

Even Werner had to read about fossils! You will, too, if you come visit! 

Catching Up! December

It's been too long since I posted anything! Here are a few catch up pictures and comments to get back on track.

December

We had some snow! VERY little this whole winter, so these are precious moments!

My birthday!

Daniel, Richard, and Daniel's new best friend "Rex."

Building forts. Thanks Julian and Nannette!

 One of my favorite Open Gym pictures!

Making gingerbread cookies.

Isaac came to visit from Holbrook. He and Daniel conquered the snow mountain in the middle of our cul-de-sac.

Early Christmas at our house before leaving for California. A dart board and lunch box were hits!

Christmas was in California. Laguna Beach and dinosaur bones at the Museum of Natural History were the highlights of the trip.