More Growing Up!!!!

K.J. is doing his own growing up. He had to model his new Sunday clothes too!!

 

 

Posing with his brother!!

 

And a little silliness!!!

 

Growing Up!

 

 

J.D. wore a suit to church for the first time last Sunday. He thought that was just the coolest thing. I can't believe he is getting to be that big - eighteen months and he will be old enough to pass the Sacrament. All though I want my boys to grow up to be responsible, kind, reliable, contributing adults - sometimes I wish I could keep them small just a little bit longer. -- And now K.J. is hitting his Dad and I up for a suit too - it seems that he too wants to be just a little bit older!:)

Valentines!!

 

 

 

 

J.D. and K.J. had their school Valentine's Day party on Friday. They had a good time. K.J.'s class had decorated sacks to collect valentines and J.D.'s class actually made boxes. He made his box into a Komodo Dragon. He did all the work himself - I think he did a pretty good job. Even his teacher loved it when he jokingly put his specs on the said dragon. They had a good time!!

Snow - What else!!

Snow Mountains!!

 

Finding the Front Porch!?

 

There is a Bush Under There Somewhere?!?

 

Clearing Yet Another Snowdrift!!!!!!

 

Here are a few more snow pics I snapped on Friday!! I just couldn't muster up enough enthusiasm to venture out to "capture" a few more pics of the snowfall today. Yes, once again we are being blessed with snow and wind- And a snowday - for those of you keeping track that is number eleven for us!!!! (As of this morning the snow total at the airport in our state is at 57.2" and our little town is somewhere close to that- give us 3 more inches and will have had 5 feet, yes 5 feet of snow since Dec. 9th). My dad keeps assuring me that winter will come to an end - eventually - but I'm not so sure?! I think we are cursed - we are the land of Narnia - forever winter and never spring! (Pretty bad when you're only half way through February!)

REALITY!!!!

Because all of you who read my blog have not seen enough winter pictures here on the blog in the last eight weeks, I have decided to post a few more. YIPEE!! After I posted last Tuesday I realized that all the pictures I had taken of our Arctic loveliness are from more or less the same view - our front porch - because I did not really want to venture out in that loveliness. So later Tuesday I decided to dress like an Eskimo and do some venturing! Drum roll please!!!!
First up is the picket fences in our back yard. The fences are about four feet high when you can see from top to bottom.
Will start with the fence on the North side of the yard - if you look really closely in the middle of the pic. you can literally see just the tips of the fence thanks to the lovely little drift in our yard - did I say little - Okay, so it is nearly four feet deep. Makes a terrific fort for the boys!:)

 

This is the fence on the south side of our yard. Only buried under about 2 feet of snow- this spot the wind moved a little bit of snow away from the fence into our neighbors yard - Yeah, for him - we won't miss it and neither will he since he is currently spending time in a warmer climate!

 

Now for the swing set in the middle of the fences - the one that the kids won't be using anytime soon- impossible to get any leg room or velocity at present time. All though you could have a really cold wet seat of your pants should you care to give it a try. :)

 

And last, but, not least, our mailbox which is only a hard to find opening in the middle of that mess - look for that lovely little red flag buried in the snow bank. Our poor mailman - mail deliveries are difficult at best these days - it is like that all up and down our street. (incidently the kids need absolutely no help getting into that tree next to the snowbank - where as in the summer they look for something to use to boost themselves up to those bottom branches.)

 

The reality is we've had alot of snow in the past eight weeks - the last official count I heard was some where right around 50 inches - or roughly four feet. And just for fun - because we don't already have enough snow they are predicting another 3 to 6 inches in the next 48 hours. Won't that be nice!!! :)

One Hundred Days!!!!!

 

 

 

 

Yesterday, K.J. finally got to celebrate the 100th day of school. It has been post-poned several time because of snow days. They did activities all day around the number 100. K.J. really had an enjoyable time. Now if we can only get through the next 80 days before the middle of July. :)

A Thousand Words....Or is it Four???

 

 

 

 

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. So here are my Four Thousand... Enough said!!!!!

(Ten snow days since Dec. 9th- eight of them since Jan. 7th. We are now looking at June 11th for the last day of school - a full two weeks late!)

Dec. Unwrapped -Last Chapter- "The Eve of Christmas Day"

 

 

 

 

Late afternoon on Christmas Day the boys went out to play in the snow. They took the sledding mats they recieved from Santa to give them a shot. By this time in the day the temperatures had dropped below freezing and everything was turning to ice, so sliding wasn't an issue. And, yes, they are sliding down the driveway instead of the snowy hill. There was just enough moisture on the cement to freeze into a thin layer of ice. So it makes a great sledding run. The only problem was how to stop before ending up in the middle of the road. Dad, solved that problem. He planted himself at the end of the driveway and became the brake. What can I say he is as big a kid as my other two! :) They had a good time and it was a nice way to end the day.

Dec. Unwrapped - part 5 - "Christmas Day

 

 

 

 

At long last Christmas Day arrived. The boys woke us very early in the morning to venture out to see if the Jolly Red Guy had come to visit. They were very excited and liked what they recieved. Of course then it was onto the present opening. The whole thing was over and done with by 8:30 in the morning. The kids were off to play with their new toys and Mom and Dad really wanted to take a nap!! No nap was forth coming :( so we spent most of the day being tired - but at least the next day was Saturday and we got to sleep in!! :) We had a good day anyway and the boys got a little spoiled. Now there are only 365 days til next Christmas!!!!