Showing posts with label Winter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Winter. Show all posts

Monday, January 18, 2010

Snow Days!


So, I love my kids, I feel like I need to make that completely clear before I move any further into this post….are we clear? I.love.my.kids. We were so lucky to have them home for two straight weeks over the holiday break. Then, the Saturday before they were supposed to go back for school we got a HUGE snow storm that dumped 4 inches of snow! (Ok, I say huge, but just remember huge is relative) So, slowly-ever so slowly- day by day school was cancelled for the next week! This is where I need to refer you back to the first line of this post. I love my kids. Three weeks at home with them can test that. They did get bored… they wouldn't admit that, but the arguing and teasing told me it was true. The first part of the week was a lot of fun. We were able to get out and enjoy the snow… but as the week moved on it got colder and colder. (Wind chill was said to be -20) So we were stuck. We tried to keep the days busy… I think we played with every friend we had –twice-. I am trying not to feel guilty for feeling this way… but I was so excited when school was back in session! Here are a few pics from our Snow Days:
Of course we had to get the 4 wheeler out and start towing the kiddos around. I feel bad I didn't get any pictures of Tan on the sled this year. Greg took him out early while I got the chili cooking at home. Next year Tan, I promise.

{Bryn started to get a little daring! She absolutely loved this!}





{You can't really tell by this picture, but Kade loved this! He got to the point where he wanted to do it by himself. He would lie down on his belly and just hang on! What a studly kid!}



{Family Picture. We don't come across many of these!}



Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Winter Weather

The kids have been begging for the snow to come- unfortunately I don't have any power over the snow. But the Ice definitely came. Luckily we were only out of power for an hour, some were definitely not as lucky. Greg was able to take a few days off work, the kids were out of school for a week, in fact, the whole town shut down. But, we didn't sit home bored. We had a GREAT time. Here are our adventures.



We received quite a bit of ice during the storm. It really was beautiful, but very dangerous as well. We were grateful for a warm, stable home that night.



Kade really wanted to be outside (as always) but I don't think it all lived up to his expectations. Especially when mom uses him as a prop for her pictures. Poor kid.


Greg and the kids spent hours out being pulled on a sled behind the four wheeler. Kade and I joined them for a little bit and it was so fun to watch Tan hand on with all his might while Greg tried to buck him off. Luckily Tanner only really took one fall and he quickly found a greater motivation to stay on the sled. ICE. It may LOOK just like snow, but it definitely doesn't FEEL just like snow when you fall!


Playing in the backyard. Nothing slowed these kids down!