Monday, March 7, 2011

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Snow and Icicles!

We found huge icicles hanging from our garage after the last snow fall. Andy decided one of them would be a fun toy for Heidi. This was not condoned by me... although I did take these pictures.

Heidi's sword.

Don't take it away from me, Mommy!

Our backyard after the snow last week. Good thing we hadn't planted our garden yet! We did plant some onions and beets today, so we can't have any more snow now...

Hopefully our last snow of the season. It was fun though!

Andy's 25th birthday

Andy's 25th birthday was on Monday February 28th, but we celebrated with his family the day before, on Sunday. Here are some pictures from it. Enjoy!

Ready to open presents and cards with Heidi to help!

Connie made Andy a cake with a Jeep rock-crawling theme.

Our family :)

That's too many candles to blow out by himself. Heidi, you have to help Daddy!

Daddy got to feed Heidi some yummy apples on his birthday.

March 5th Off-Roading Trip: Elbe, WA

On Saturday we headed to Elbe at an early 7:30am to meet up with some Jeepers from JK forum and Washington Virtual Jeep Club (WAVJC). There was about 1-2 feet of snow on the trails, and nobody else had been on them, so they were actually a little hard to find. This is the first time we had to break the path, besides just playing in the snow. We, luckily, were not the first ones to have to set the path, as we usually are. A 4-door JK started out, but then he got stuck in a huge mud hole (pictures down below) and later got high-centered on a tree stump. Those darn tree stumps were so hard to see, especially in the snow! We had to literally "yank" him off the stump with toe straps. That was when he realized his winch wasn't working, so he called it a day. Then, another TJ set the path and we were at the back of the pack the rest of the time since we have a winch and CB radio.

We did have an adventure early on when one of the tires popped off the wheel and we had to reset it. After looking at it today, though, Andy noticed there is a stick wedged between the wheel and tire! Whoops!


We saw an eagle on our way. It is right above my head and a little to the left.

The line-up of Jeeps.

Huge mud pit. We ended up going through a different icy mud pit next to it.

The white TJ was too light to pull the 4-door out, so Lucas's XJ had to be the anchor.


Scenery of Elbe Hills, "Gotcha Trail"

Andy and Heidi playing in the snow during lunch.

Snow makes for a good use as a chair!

Heidi in her Jeep dress.

7:30pm and finally on our way home after Andy tried to figure out what was causing the "Death Wobble" in the Jeep. Heidi had just woken up from a nap.

What a day!