Snow...Round 2

This is crazy!! We are getting another dumping of snow in one week.

We are officially not going anywhere for days!!!!

Here is our deck area and those two mounds are our picnic tables!!

We have made some trails in our yard. The boys ARE standing up!

Here they are in the trails

Our van is one big snow hill now!

All you can see is the rear view mirror sticking out

A place of refuge from the storm...under one of the tables

I like snow BUT this is insane!

Snow, Snow....and more Snow!!!

Are we in Canada??? We have been getting some crazy snowfalls this winter....16 inches in December...and now 24 inches this weekend!!!

I haven't seen this much snow at one time since I lived in Saskatchewan!

Van...are you in there?

Sadee had a very hard time going through the snow....

The building of the snow tunnel...

When the snow is deep, a piggy back ride is needed!

Ethan looks like he is holding on for dear life

There is nothing like a beautiful sunset at the end of a stormy day!

"The heavens declare the glory of God;

the skies proclaim the work of his hands.

Day after day they pour forth speech;

night after night they display knowledge.

There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard.

Their voice goes out into all the earth,

their words to the ends of the world."

Psalm 19:1-4

Great Wolf 2010

This week we took a family vacation to a waterpark in the Pocono's. It was a very relaxing and fun time. (Other than hearing Pops snore...or should I say 'quack' all night long!)

A family trip down the lazy river

Kaden the dolphin....it looks like he's pledging allegiance to the flag! Kaden swam like a fish...he never stopped swimming, his favorite part was the pool!!

Ethan the turtle...he was content to go on his small slides and

watch others go down the big ones.

Of course the hot tub was still a favorite this year!

We all had a great time!

A Day To Celebrate

Happy Birthday to one Crazy Niece!!!! (the crazy faced girl)

We hope you have a wonderful birthday Hannah!

White Christmas

It's a Christmas Miracle!

We are not complaining down here of our 'White Christmas' It is amazing to have all this snow. We have had two significant snowfalls this month, once on the 5th, which melted after a few days and then the last one this past weekend kept us busy digging out of 16 inches of snow. We have loved how beautiful it has made everything and the kids have enjoyed playing, digging and going for sled rides!

It has taken Ethan awhile to 'enjoy' the snow but he is coming around

Kaden can't get enough of it!

We have been having a lot of fun and hope that as this snow melts we will be able to make a snowman

Brian looked down the hill and saw Kaden riding his bike. He was going to check out where daddy had plowed! He told us that he wants a plow on the front of his bike.

Merry Christmas to all of you!!

"For to us a child is born,

to us a son is given,

and the government will be on his shoulders.

And he will be called

Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,

Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."

Isaiah 9:6

Trusting that each of you find Christ near to your hearts as you celebrate His birth

and what impact that had for generations to come

Double Birthday

It is a very important day in this neck of the woods.....

Birthday wishes are going out to Brian's sister Melanie today! She sure loves hotdogs!!!! Happy Birthday Melanie!!!

Also, little did she know that for many of her birthdays (I will leave that number unmentioned) she was also celebrating mine. I guess that was one of Brian's prerequisites for his wife!

So yes, today I will also celebrate my special day with the fam and a little time to myself. Happy Birthday to me!

Birthday Boy

Today our precious Kaden turns 4, hard to believe!!! Happy Birthday Kbud!

You may ask, Where have you been? Well, we've been here, just a little disconnected from the world since our computer crashed. I think now we are on the road to recovery.

November was a great month, and we had a good Thanksgiving with lots of fantastic food and fellowship. As soon as thanksgiving ended we hit Christmas preperation with a running stride.

We headed to our local tree farm and cut down the perfect tree for our house. Last year it was pouring rain, this year a beautiful day....the only thing that would have made it seem a little more like Christmas would have been snow!

Here the boys are measuring a tree (actually it looks like there fighting over the measuring tape)

Kaden found this beauty?!!??

Lot's of trees to choose from

Every party has a pooper......

Finally, there she is, our 2009 tree

Tree Slayer