You can take the girls out of Wyoming...

But apparently you can't take the Wyoming out of the girls...

Here's Vivian enjoying the back yard snow...


Sabine as Queen of the World...


Enjoying the igloo slide...


The Oregon Igloo (Bret says igloo building goes a lot faster when you use a picnic table and benches for the base).

Oudoor winter fun...

Sabine has her own style of skiing...Vivian had given up on her skis...

Vivian...not so sure about the igloo...

And just in case you haven't gotten enough of the igloo-cam...

The igloo is done!

Here are a few night time photos...yes, that's a decorative door way...made with snow packed in the wading pool, with an ice "gargoyle" type of thing on top.

Bret took a light into the igloo...very cool glow!

Happy daddy...

...and even happier Sabine! The pile of small blocks in front of her are "supplies" because a "storm" is coming and the leopard seals (or something!) come out after the storm and will eat you if you go outside of the igloo. Consider yourself warned. BTW, the large block of snow behind Sabine is the TV. Thank goodness.

Daytime igloo fun

9 out of 10 dogs love playing in igloos with little girls...

Sabine and Birch bringing in supplies...

Birch inspecting the supplies.

Stuffed animals, a Wyoming date, frost!

Sabine and Vivian use stuffed animals to get warm Sunday morning.


It's true...we went on a real Wyoming date (a fancy-schmancy party we were invited to) which involved real Wyoming formal footwear (see below). Teri came over with younger daughter Cole and babysat...so we actually got to have real conversations with each other and friends we saw at the party. What a treat!


I got my boots at a yard sale about 12 years ago, can't remember the origin of Bret's boots.


September 10, frost on the windshield this morning. Not sure I'm ready for winter!