The kids usually ask to wear one of their costumes every day.
We got a TON of snow over the last day and a half. I don't have a total of inches, since we got around 4-6 inches, then that got packed down with a big layer of sleet and freezing rain, then we got a whole bunch on top of that. I couldn't get Jon's tape measure through the heavy snow, as it kept bending.
Everyone kept talking about snow cream, so we found a recipes online and made some. We all thought it was pretty nasty.
So, not to disappoint the kids, we had snow cones. Literally, snow and cones. The kids thought it was great.This has been quite the cold and snowy winter. We got about 3-4 more inches on Tuesday night, and are supposed to get another big storm ("Big" meaning 16-24inches!) this weekend.
The kids have been enjoying playing in the snow, and even Kate has ventured out for a bit.
The kids have been enjoying playing in the snow, and even Kate has ventured out for a bit.
She doesn't love playing in the snow, but really enjoys being outside. So when the driveway is clear and a few toys are dried out, she has a nice time, as long as she's bundled like the Michelin man.
It was around 40 degrees yesterday, so Michael thought it was really cool that the snow was melting on the trampoline and dripping down.
This picture was too cute not to share. #1) Kate is having an emotional breakdown because one of her "gwoves" came off. Drama! #2) Doesn't Michael look like he has no head? He actually has a black hat on and is looking down, but the illusion of headlessness looks pretty funny. It's February now, so that means it will soon be March, then April, then May! January said farewell by dumping 12 more inches of snow on us. Jon and Michael enjoyed the grand goodbye, but Katie and I are more than ready to be done with this weather! I'm very thankful for my winter-loving boys, who like to play and shovel and clear our driveway and walkways!
Thankfully, this was a light & fluffy snow, so much easier for the boys to shovel than that heavy, wet stuff last time. We woke up this morning to more snowfall. It's still coming down steadily, and we are predicted to accumulate 6-10 inches. I'm thankful for a husband who enjoys the snow, doesn't mind shoveling, and has a fun time playing outside with Michael in the snow (while Kate and I are warm and toasty inside!)

Both my kids love to read, and Michael especially loves to make up imaginary stories that he thinks the picture are portraying. It's entertaining.
He hates pants, and asks to wear shorts all the time. So his latest thing is to pull his pants up high so they resemble shorts.
Katie has been a super snuggle-bug lately. She's not completely feeling 100% better, and just wants Mommy or Daddy all the time. Sweet girl!We've had wacky January weather, fluctuating between balmy 60 degree days and snowy sub-freezing temperatures. Yesterday was in the high 50s. Tomorrow, we are supposed to get 3-5 inches of snow! May, come quickly!
The kids have done such a great job playing together lately. Usually, that means Michael giving directions, and Katie blindly following them. For now, they seem to enjoy each others' friendship, and I will enjoy it while it lasts.
Jon brought out the step-stool to kill a spider way up high, and the kids confiscated it before he had time to put it away. We had to intervene, though, as the kids were trying to reach ceiling spider-height before long.We've been battling a nasty respiratory bug this past week. Michael seems to be better, Jon is fine, but it's hanging on till the end with both me and Kate. She went all day today without a fever, so hopefully she is on the up-swing!
This is her last paci. It has a finger-sized hole in it, and she still wants it in her mouth when she's going to sleep. Someday, we'll get rid of it for good, but she's holding tight to this poor worn and tattered paci until the end.A baby at ~15 weeks, about 4.5inches (similar to our baby now)
Today is the anniversary of the Roe vs Wade decision of 1973. In light of the babies who never even had a chance to make it this far, I thought it was so special that just in the last few days, I've begun to feel the first little flutters of our precious new life inside me. What a blessing to be given the opportunity to be used of God to bring a life- a new human being with emotions and personality and thoughts and opportunities- into this world!
Psalm 139:13-17
For you formed my inward parts;
you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.
My frame was not hidden from you when I was being made in secret,
intricately woven in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes saw my unformed substance;
in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me,
when as yet there was none of them.
How precious to me are your thoughts, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!
Today is the anniversary of the Roe vs Wade decision of 1973. In light of the babies who never even had a chance to make it this far, I thought it was so special that just in the last few days, I've begun to feel the first little flutters of our precious new life inside me. What a blessing to be given the opportunity to be used of God to bring a life- a new human being with emotions and personality and thoughts and opportunities- into this world!Psalm 139:13-17
For you formed my inward parts;
you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.
My frame was not hidden from you when I was being made in secret,
intricately woven in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes saw my unformed substance;
in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me,
when as yet there was none of them.
How precious to me are your thoughts, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!
Get set...
Katie is on a kissing kick lately. She randomly comes up to us and says, "Gimme a kiss!"
We got even more snow last week- about 2 inches- and Daddy was kind enough to shovel the sidewalks, driveways, and even the trampoline so Michael could jump.
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