Merry Christmas!
God bless us, everyone!
God bless us, everyone!
Monday, December 14, 2009
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
LOTS of Snow
So we had our first snow in October, but this week we have our first BIG snow. It all began Sunday afternoon as we were getting out of church. The snow was beautiful coming down and watching it accumulate throughout the day was pretty special since snow only accumulates over night down south. There wasn't a whole lot to play in on Sunday, but MC and Nate were anxious to get out there and play anyway.
MC glided around and pretended she was ice skating.
Nate just liked leaving footprints. :)
We are much better prepared for the snow this time with snow boots and waterproof jackets and gloves. They keep telling me they need snow pants, so they're going to really appreciate Christmas from Nana and Pa. ;)
Albert was checking it out on a potty break.
But this was only the beginning, by Monday morning I was up early checking to see if school was out as about 3 to 4 inches had accumulated by then. But we're not in the south anymore Toto, school was on. MC and Nate can honestly tell their children and grandchildren that they walked up hill in the snow to school. :) By Tuesday, it was really coming down. I would guess we've gotten another 8 to 10 inches today and it is still coming down. This much snow and blizzard-like winds did warrant the schools to close, so MC and Nate got to play in the snow some more and this time there was plenty of it...
MariCagle tried her hardest to make a snowman, she wants to so badly. But this snow is just too powdery. Snow balls just break apart en route to the target so no snowball fights either.
I didn't really make Nate shovel the driveway and sidewalks, he just wanted a go at it when I was finished. I think I made it look easier than it was. :) He really just liked the 'mountains' on either side of the driveway that the shovel made.
My angel making a snow angel.
Now with Brandon being sick, the shoveling has fallen to me. I can't tell you how much snow there is!! I shoveled the driveway once on Monday afternoon and thought no big deal. It was actually quite picturesque. I even got up early Tuesday morning to shovel it again so Brandon would have a clear path on the way to the doctor. But when I went out with the kids, I had to shovel it a second time and let me tell you that it needs it again already and it's only 1pm!!!! So this picture is of our neighbor across the street with his handy dandy snow blower. A wonderful invention that I am officially putting on my wishlist. :)
And I need to say now, that we have wonderful neighbors. Truly great neighbors. Knowing that we didn't have a snow shovel (I only just bought one Monday morning) and that Brandon was sick, our next door neighbor was kind enough to shovel our sidewalks first thing Monday. And Monday afternoon, as I was shoveling the driveway with our brand new shovel, the neighbor with the handy dandy snow blower was kind enough to do half my work for me. And today on my second go round at shoveling the drive, another neighbor pitched in. That's a lot of neighborly kindness isn't it? We are very thankful and feel very blessed to have found this house. There's nothing like kindness to put you in the Christmas spirit!
MC glided around and pretended she was ice skating.
Nate just liked leaving footprints. :)
We are much better prepared for the snow this time with snow boots and waterproof jackets and gloves. They keep telling me they need snow pants, so they're going to really appreciate Christmas from Nana and Pa. ;)
Albert was checking it out on a potty break.But this was only the beginning, by Monday morning I was up early checking to see if school was out as about 3 to 4 inches had accumulated by then. But we're not in the south anymore Toto, school was on. MC and Nate can honestly tell their children and grandchildren that they walked up hill in the snow to school. :) By Tuesday, it was really coming down. I would guess we've gotten another 8 to 10 inches today and it is still coming down. This much snow and blizzard-like winds did warrant the schools to close, so MC and Nate got to play in the snow some more and this time there was plenty of it...
MariCagle tried her hardest to make a snowman, she wants to so badly. But this snow is just too powdery. Snow balls just break apart en route to the target so no snowball fights either.
I didn't really make Nate shovel the driveway and sidewalks, he just wanted a go at it when I was finished. I think I made it look easier than it was. :) He really just liked the 'mountains' on either side of the driveway that the shovel made.
My angel making a snow angel.
Now with Brandon being sick, the shoveling has fallen to me. I can't tell you how much snow there is!! I shoveled the driveway once on Monday afternoon and thought no big deal. It was actually quite picturesque. I even got up early Tuesday morning to shovel it again so Brandon would have a clear path on the way to the doctor. But when I went out with the kids, I had to shovel it a second time and let me tell you that it needs it again already and it's only 1pm!!!! So this picture is of our neighbor across the street with his handy dandy snow blower. A wonderful invention that I am officially putting on my wishlist. :)And I need to say now, that we have wonderful neighbors. Truly great neighbors. Knowing that we didn't have a snow shovel (I only just bought one Monday morning) and that Brandon was sick, our next door neighbor was kind enough to shovel our sidewalks first thing Monday. And Monday afternoon, as I was shoveling the driveway with our brand new shovel, the neighbor with the handy dandy snow blower was kind enough to do half my work for me. And today on my second go round at shoveling the drive, another neighbor pitched in. That's a lot of neighborly kindness isn't it? We are very thankful and feel very blessed to have found this house. There's nothing like kindness to put you in the Christmas spirit!
A Happy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving 2009 was filled with food and family, my two favorite things. Our holiday began with what will soon become the routine flight. This was MC and Nate's first experience with layovers. All in all, they did great. It helped that our layover was in a pretty much empty Milwaukee airport so the kids were able to play with their basketball and had free reign at the kiddie playground.
Ready to go! They enjoyed the airline magazine. :)
Can you tell the kids are excited for Christmas to come? They decorated one of Grammy's trees with buckets, goggles and other swim toys that were available. It's always amazing to witness where their imaginations take them.
The kiddos paired off pretty quickly into boys and girls. MC and Quinn enjoyed girlie play with baby dolls and school time. Nate and Hudson were true boys playing transformers and shooting everyone, which the girls did really not appreciate. As they get older it is so fun watching them play and enjoy each other's company. By next year, Payton will be running around with them too. Good times!
Here's all the rugrats. Aren't they all beautiful!?! Five perfect reasons to be thankful!
Ready to go! They enjoyed the airline magazine. :)
Can you tell the kids are excited for Christmas to come? They decorated one of Grammy's trees with buckets, goggles and other swim toys that were available. It's always amazing to witness where their imaginations take them.
The kiddos paired off pretty quickly into boys and girls. MC and Quinn enjoyed girlie play with baby dolls and school time. Nate and Hudson were true boys playing transformers and shooting everyone, which the girls did really not appreciate. As they get older it is so fun watching them play and enjoy each other's company. By next year, Payton will be running around with them too. Good times!
Here's all the rugrats. Aren't they all beautiful!?! Five perfect reasons to be thankful!
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