Looking back

I've looked at my blog a few times in the last couple of weeks and realized that I miss blogging. With Facebook we're able to post things more frequently and in real time and it got to be convenient. So, I'm going to try to be a better blogger. It's nice to be able to look back at pictures of the kids and see how much they've grown.

Would you like more updates from the Ringman family?

This blog's been snooze worthy lately, but I'm hoping to change it up a little!

2012 Iditarod - Lance Mackey

4 time Iditarod winner Lance Mackey goes past us for the ceremonial start of the 2012 Iditarod.

2012 Iditarod

We ventured into downtown this morning for the ceremonial start of the 2012 Iditarod. We started away from the start line, further down the trail. It was great for the kids to get up close and see all the mushers and their dogs.















4 time Iditarod winner, Lance Mackey

The kids each got a dog bootie thrown at them while we were watching. Austin got his from team #19 and Abigail got hers from team #20. What a cool thing for them, and something they'll only get in Alaska!

This team was ready to go! It's no wonder that their musher was 4 time winner Martin Buser!





This link should take you to all of the pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/64235961@N04/sets/72157629141038964/

More snow pictures!

The spot where Austin lost his boot in the snow!

Austin wanted me to take a picture of him on the snow pile next to the dumpster to show how high the snow was!



Ninja Austin

Lots of snow!

We've been getting a lot of snow again lately! We're predicted to get another 6-18 inches tonight! We better get the snow shovels ready!

Overnight snow

We got a lot of snow throughout the night. We went out and shoveled the driveway last night and this is what we woke up to this morning.

Our Elf on the Shelf

We adopted an elf this year! If you haven't heard about The Elf on the Shelf before click here for the story.

On Thanksgiving we read the book that came with our elf. At the end of the book we had to pick a name for our elf and decide if it was going to be a boy or a girl. We named our elf "Ernie" after the great Ernie Harwell! The morning after Thanksgiving, the kids woke up to a letter from Santa and the elf sitting on the potpourri in the living room.

Day 1

On day 2 Ernie was sitting on the window sill. After he flies to the North Pole every night to give Santa his report on Austin and Abigail he comes back and positions himself in a different spot.

Day 3, Ernie found his way onto the Christmas tree after returning from the North Pole.

And a bonus picture of the whole Christmas tree and stockings!

One of these days I'll get around to posting pictures of the whole house!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Here are some pictures from Austin's turkey lunch yesterday at school.

Abigail and I pulled our chairs up to Austin's desk to eat our lunch.

After lunch, the kids read their "Angry Turkey" stories aloud. They all wrote their own stories.

It was fun to hear all the different stories they came up with! They all put their pictures up on the projector so the whole class could see them.

On to our Thanksgiving feast! It was just us again this year, but that didn't stop us from making a big dinner! I love cooking my turkey in a bag, it's so good!

All the goodies to go with it!

Yummmm, my favorite! You can't have Thanksgiving without sweet potatoes!

The turkey without the bag.

Carving the turkey!

We've had lunch and we're ready for a nap!

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This is a picture of Austin's place mat from school. I love what he's thankful for!

- My family

-Grandparents

-Frinds (friends)

- I am thankful for my pet Lexi

Love him!

And a finished picture of the napkins! I love how they turned out, I might have to make some for myself!

Happy Thanksgiving!