Our snow day!

If you have seen any of my previous posts during the winter months you would know that I have a bit of an obsession with the snow! I just love it! We do NOT get enough of the snow over here in western Washington... although, living in the foothills means we get a bit more than some do out here. A few weeks ago we had a few snowy days... it was just cold enough to snow but not quite cold enough for it to stick... if it had we probably would have gotten 6 inches total. We really only had about an inch on the ground, just enough for the boys to play in. I swear it must have stayed for about 2 weeks! We never have temperatures that stay that low. I loved it! sadly... It has all melted now and our yard is back to mush.

Joshie making a snowball

Notice his awesome angry birds hat... he insists on wearing it backwards like he does with all of his hats.

Noah loves the snow too

Here's one just for fun... Noah loves his baby brother! He is always asking if he can hold Danny. Look at that red hair on that baby! I just love it!

Everything Looks Beautiful Covered in Snow

We woke up this morning to a good 8 inches of snow! And of course... in our neck of the woods... no power! We were worried about being able to get Micah into work, he cant really make his own schedule anymore, plus we didn't want to freeze to death, so we packed up and headed to my in laws. We will be there for a few days, it seems like this is an annual tradition, maybe we should come up with a name for it! I am so thankful that they will take us in... all of us! ( two adults, two kids, and two dogs! The top photo is our road, our car almost didn't make it up the hill! We have AWD and have never had a problem with the snow!

This is the fence in front of our house...

A bench at my in laws, this was taken on Sunday... there is way more snow on it now!

Thought this was cool, after church on Sunday I was waiting in the car for Micah and the sun was in just the right spot... even ugly power lines are pretty cool looking in the snow!

Sledding

We have this great hill right in front of our house, that is PERFECT for sledding! Micah took the boys and they loved it! I tried to get some good pictures but they turned out a little blurry, plus I don't have a zoom lens so I had to crop the photos a lot which probably made them look more blurry! Oh well, such is life! I love these memories we made... I laughed so hard watching them come down the hill! I love these guys! Especially that handsome one in the first photo!

Look at these faces! I love it!

One of my favorite photos... hands down! Look at their faces, I don't even care about the blurr...

A Snow Day with Cousins

Sunday we were surprised to wake up to snow! It was so much fun going to my in laws after our church service and letting the boys play with their cousins and uncle, ( Thank you David!!!) As soon as we were finished eating dinner the boys were chomping at the bit to get outside in the snow, they were convinced that it was starting to melt... someone was teasing them by telling them that it was all melting. Sounds like something my husband would do! Anyway after dinner they were off, they built a awesome snowman, and I was able to get TONS of pictures! Hey, around here when it snows you had better get out in it quickly before it melts!

hmmm wonder why Noah's lips are so chapped!

I got so many great pictures of Landon! I just love the way he is kind of hunched over with his hands together, so cute!

Oh! LOVE this one of Lando!

Caleb putting the snow man's arms in

Noah helping smooth out the snow mans head

 I'm not sure what Caleb and Landon are doing here, I think they are pulling some pine needles off the branches that make up the snow mans arms. I thought it was cute that they were working together... something my boys have yet to learn.

Look at this sweet face!

Joshua walking around in the snow at our house. You can see we didn't get a ton that day, maybe 3 or 4 inches, you could see the grass where we rolled the snow man ball. Man oh Man you have to dig through a good 8 inches to see the grass today!

Noah loves the snow! Notice his gap... The dentist couldn't save his tooth ( it was actually two teeth that were conjoined, but in the middle where they meet there was no enamel, after 4 years it just wore away) I'm not sure if  I blogged about our dental experience or not... I am so glad it is over! It is awful having your child go under anesthesia... an experience I don't want to ever repeat

This is Caleb at the church Sunday morning! It was dumping!

Sweet Joshua going for a walk in the snow... in his Sunday best

I Love My Family

Winter is one of my favorite seasons! Unfortunately my husband does not share the same love for the cold weather as I do! The past few days we have been hearing about this huge winter storm that is coming... my boys and I have been so excited, Micah has been grumbling about it a bit. To say he doesn't like the snow would be an understatement. The snow hit us on Sunday morning, and hasn't stopped! It is beautiful! One of the reasons that I love the snow so much is that it forces us to slow down... something we don't do often. It forces us to just be together, without all of the distractions that a busy life can bring. Monday Micah had the day off so we spent a few hours out in the snow. It was a perfect day!

I love my family!

Let it SNOW!

What a week it has been! Winter came to visit on Tuesday and never really left us! We started out with a few inches mostly on the grass, then by Saturday we had a whopping 8+ inches on the ground! Micah really does not like the snow, mostly because he has to drive in it, but being a mid west girl at heart I LOVE it! Lucky for me, Noah does too!

This is a picture of our fence in front of our house.

Joshua hasn't really had the chance to play in the snow much, but I like to put him in his little baby sled and pull him around. This is pretty much the look he has on his face most of the time we are out there!


Noah making snowballs! He has a ton of hats that he could choose from to wear in the snow< and he chooses, his Santa hat!

I absolutely love this picture!

This is from earlier in the week, we had the chance to play at our friends house, as you can see, there is not much snow on the ground... but Noah and his friend Micah still managed to make this...

What a fun few weeks it has been, I will post more soon!