Ok, so let me tell you the funniest story ever. I was looking outside and noticed how much our trampoline was sagging. I told Monty about it and he went out to shovel it off since we don't want it ruined. There is about 3 feet of snow in our back yard so it was no easy job I'm sure. Anyway, when it was all clear he decided to jump off. Of course, being the good wife that I am I was watching him do all this through the window. When he went to jump, his feet slipped out from under him. He looked like he was diving into a pool head first except I'm sure it wasn't refreshing like a pool is. He did the most hilarious nose dive into the snow. I couldn't get there in time while his legs were still up in the air, but I did get a good pic just as he got up. I'm glad it's not blurry from my laughing while I took it.


Monty working hard


Monty recovering from a snowy nose dive
Tossing the girls and making them stick in the snow was great. They loved it too.








I hope each of you have had a very Merry Christmas. We have had a great day. I'm glad the meal is done though. Now I can sit down and relax.

Merry Christmas

I ventured out this year and made nightgowns for the girls. I still need to add the button to the back but otherwise they are done. They are warm, cozy flannel. Have a Merry Christmas!!!

Sometimes you just have to laugh

Natalie was watching Home Alone tonight and I got a couple of pictures of her. She has her legs bent at the knees and then stuffed into the bucket. She stayed this way almost the entire evening. It didn't look very comfortable to me, but she scooted all over the basement and had a blast. I guess when you are cooped up in the house you have to get creative.

Snow day

What to do with a snow day? Well, after shoveling, shoveling, and shoveling some more you have to something fun. The girls played outside for a little bit, but when the snow is taller than you it is hard to get control over it. Natalie played the longest and probably would have stayed out if someone would have stayed with her. Rachel had fun, but she gives up on the cold fairly quickly. Hailey lasted all of 5 minutes, but she got stuck. She was screaming at the top of her lungs scared to death because she couldn't move and the snow had taken her mitten. We will probably find it sometime in the spring. Anyway, after all of that Bradi asked if we could make the sugar cookies that I had said we would make. Bradi did most of the dough and then she had to go. We rolled it out, cut out shapes, and frosted until we were sick of it. The girls had fun and I only had to vacuum twice. That's a record I think. Anyway, I hope you enjoy. We sure did.


Rachel, icing her cookies. I think she ate half the frosting though.


Hailey enjoyed working on the cookies too. She had to taste test occasionally though.



Natalie strikes a pose to look cute while she is frosting her cookies.

Hailey enjoying the fruits of her labor

Natalie working hard to make it perfect
Sprinkle time.

I just had to put a picture of my snowman. I think he is cute.

AND MORE SNOW!!!!

Spokane got a record snow fall of 17" in 24 hours. Check out the child's swing. (Far right) I am gald we do not need to take the garbage to the street today.

This is our back yard.

Can you see our two vans? This was shoveled clean 12 hours ago.

This is snow that has drifted up onto our porch. Can you find the driveway? I don't know why it took on a blue tint. The picture before and after are white.

SNOW!!!

Our first real snow of the season and it's a doozy (Not sure if that is the how to really spell doozy, but it works.) It started this morning when I left for the school and still has not stopped. It has snowed about 8 inches at my house with no signs of stopping. It took over an hour to get home from school. Thankfully we didn't see any accidents over here. I know there have been tons of them though and they have shut down many streets. Anyway, it is supposed to snow all night so I'm hoping some will be sure to stick around for Christmas. I love white Christmas'. I have to admit that I don't want the snow to stay as long as it did last year. That was a bit on the overkill side.

Just having fun

Hello all,
This background said it was for New Years. I haven't quite figured out the connection it has to New Years, but the green was kind of bothering me and there is only two weeks until the New Year. If I'm going to use a New Year's background, I had to do it now. With all that said, I'm actually just procrastinating from the work I know I should be doing right now. I hope all of you are having a wonderful Christmas season. We are so blessed. God just amazes me. We are so undeserving and yet He loves us anyway. Merry Christmas to each of you.

Rachel has had pink eye and looks pathetic. Her eyes aren't pink anymore, but she has rubbed them so much that they are very swollen.




Rachel was trying to smile, but it didn't quite make it.

Monty has moves

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