Icy Weather...Snow in the mountains

The weather has been crazy...our driveway is/was 3 inches or so of pure ice. Totally hazardous. It has been raining for 2 days and we had to get to the snow. The air has been awful too. Red air for a week or so. Ian did great on our ski today...we went to beaver creek and saw very few people. The dogs came along too. Wet heavy snow but very nice to ski in :)

18 Months Old

Ian had his 18 month check up today...we went a little early because he has pink eye. Day care had an outbreak. I thought we had avoided it but I guess not. Other than that he is doing great. He weighs 27 pounds (72%) he is 34.5 inches (96%) and his head is still in the 99%. Apparently he has had a large growth spurt...he is quite tall all of the sudden. He says many words, runs around, climbs to crazy scary heights and has many bumps and bruises to prove his stage in life. We have to keep all stools up...he can climb a stool and be standing on top in seconds flat. He likes to do jazz hands while on top. Who can blame him. Again all the cliche stuff....he is the best thing to ever happen to us.

Trip to Boise

(stolen pic from http://the.porter-reporter.com)

Ian had his longest road trip over the MLK holiday...Nanny, Poppa, Mommy and Ian drove to Boise to stay with Michele, Travis and Julia....Julia turned 7 while we were in town. I didn't take very many pictures...these are of the guinea pig (sammy) and the cousins. Ian was not sure of the pigs...They are quite cute I must admit.

A little strange but entertaining

Happy New Year!

Kids Party

Moms Party

The boys party

Baby Line up #2

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Out for a cruise

New Years Day

Kate and Will

Elliott and Ian chilled together

Leslie, Maya, Elliott, Kate, and Will drove up from SLC to spend the New Years with us. They just left and Ian has been sleeping 2 1/2 hours and counting!!! Ian loved having his buddies for the night. They partied it up....all children sleeping by 9:00 made the parents happy and drunker...Must do a repeat in the years to come....

Ians perspective....

Snow Day

How awesome....while we sleep it dumps a foot of snow....when we wake the sun shines and we go play in it....in today's case, Andy went to Beaver, --- Ian, mommy and the dogs went around the park across the street on skis. We will venture further tomorrow.

Christmas Fun

Spent Xmas at Nanny and Poppas...only after a 2 night, parent only, getaway to Park City. Thanks to N and P for watching Ian. He had a blast.
Christmas Eve was especially fun when at midnight we realized the sewer was backed up....Vacuuming wet carpet at 1 am...oh well.

Ians favorite present. The sesame street ride along...full of buttons and compartments, a definite favorite.

Cheese by the tree

Brush, brush, brush

Park City Babymoon

A babymoon is always a good idea. We wondered why we went to snowy ParkCity instead of a warm tropic like place....I think we made a good choice. We parked our car and took buses everywhere...ate great food...watched movies...shopped and got massaged. Sounds nice huh...Ian was in great hands with Nanny and Poppa.

Channing and Ian

Channing and Ian love to play together...here they are at one of many errands around town.

Shoreline Trail

Out for a walk over Thanksgiving break....nice 50 degree weather.

Thanksgiving 08

The table set for 12

Andy and Grandma Janette

The whole Porter Gang

Tradition #1- Phil Carves

In the park after the remote control helicopter fly-off

Love my Daddy

Love my Poppa

Really Love my Nanny and Julia (doo-lia)

These pictures are from Michele and Travis.....If your a facebooker, you have seen some of them
We had 12 adults for dinner in our new kitchen using Mudders dining room table. It was awesome. I was so happy to have the family drive up and even fly in (KIM). As usual Nanny did the majority of the cooking and such but everyone pitched in and made the day a success.

Where we would rather be......Beautiful BC

Sitting on the dock

Catchin fat salmon

taking in the views

sleepin on the Lady Hawke

more views

Did someone say CRAB?

Smilin Time

Cruising along

More sitting on the dock

More fishin views

mooring for the night

Lost Camera Found....Zoo Pics

Gotta thank daddy for those baby blues

Princess Maya and her favorite Giraffes

The thought of three children in one backseat made Leslie and I a little queasy...luckily they come from 2 mommas