Baylie's First Haircut

Sniffle! I had to give Baylie her first hair cut today! Her hair was getting so long and pretty, but the bottom was real fuzzy and of course it was all different lengths since it had never been cut. So it's now just above her shoulders and so cute! It makes her look older. I can't wait until it grows out again, but at least it will be healthy and strong now!

You Went Where?

As we are in the habit of occasionally doing, this past weekend, we picked a place on the map and decided to check out what was there. The place for our latest adventure? The John Martin Reservoir in South Eastern Colorado. Most of our trips tend towards the mountains and so we decided to head east for a change.

Although, perhaps, not our most exciting trip we did enjoy lunch in La Junta, walking out on a large dam holding in the reservoir, and playing on the toys. Oh, and of course, an outing wouldn't be quite complete for Mr. Hunter if we didn't take along the baseball gear and go a few innings. Somehow he always manages to rig the rules in a way enabling him to win.

Here are a few pictures from our day (remember to click on the picture to see it bigger).

Standing on top of the dam

Matt playing baseball with the kids


Baylie loves to swing!!

Hunter Turns 4!!

Though not quite Carmelo Anthony, Hunter has been working on his jumpshop of late after receiving a basketball hoop for his birthday. There is some debate in the Lindell houshold as to who plays with the hoop more (Hunter or daddy). They've developed quite a game; seeing who can score 12 baskets first (Hunter chose 12)...and yes, Hunter wins about 80% of the time, not bad for a four year-old (real bad for a 29-something).

Speaking of being 4, Hunter had a whale of a day as only he can. We started off with the basketball hoop, and of course, momma's famous biscuits and gravy. In addition to the basketball hoop, Hunter also got a soccer goal; basically a sports theme if you hadn't guessed. So, we spent most of the morning alternating between basketball and soccer, and at times both. Our living room is feeling really small! The good news is that we haven't broken anything...yet.

That evening we had pizza, it was going to be mac&cheese and hotdogs but Hunter decided to upgrade. Oh, and of course cake and ice cream. As you can see, the CARS movie is still a favorite. The last big surprise of the day was the anticipation of a new swing set that should arrive later this month as the weather finally turns warmer.

All in all, we daily thank God for Hunter and the passion that he brings to each day and each situation. We marvel at his joy and enthusiasm and can't wait to see what the Lord has in store for this year.

Jinxed

Riding a 30-game home-winning streak, the USAFA Falcons were looking to close out their regular season with a win. Unbeknownst to them, they'd run into their toughest oppenent yet; the bad luck coming from high up in the rafters... that of the Lindell boys.

Having been given the free tickets earlier that day, and never having been to a Falcons basketball game, Hunter and Daddy found their place in the line of hundreds of cars crawling up to the top of a bluff that houses Clune Areana. What we didn't know was that we'd be parking nearly a mile a way, and we'd get to hike through the cold and snow (ok just flurries but it adds an element of drama). Inside, and through the metal detectors we found our seats just a few rows from the top. Once situated, it took Hunter a while to adjust to the noise eminating from the sell-out crowd and all of the activities going on.

Oh, and there was a basketball game going on, and a pretty good one at that! Everytime the crowd cheered, Hunter asked "who scored?" to which I typically replied, "no one, the ball just went out of bounds" - which was another concept I got to teach him. The hardest lessons were attempting to explain why, especially in the second half when the Falcons fell behind, everyone kept "booing" the refs. Hunter didn't think it was very nice that the crowd made a ton of noise and waved their arms while the other team shot free-throws. But I did get him to belt out one of his world famous "ROOOAAAARRR!"'s towards the end.

Final score: BYU 62 - USAFA 58

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