Wednesday, February 18, 2015

SNOW days!

We didn't get a lot of snow this year, but the kids LOVED the snow we got.  Lincoln was really quick and as soon as I opened the back door sprinted onto our first "ice" of the season.  Praise the Lord, he didn't fall and crack his skull!

Once he got over the sheet of ice and onto more of the slush I relaxed and took some pictures.  This one will keep us on our toes.



So, it wasn't much snow the first time, but that didn't keep the littles from "sledding" and spending hours outside.


It also provided for some great nap time snuggles.


And some fun cookie baking and hot chocolate drinking with them!!


Not long after ice storm 1 we got a big snow day.  That was a lot of fun and provided the opportunity for fantastic pictures!









When Mike got home from work he pulled out some supplies and helped the kids sled down our big hill out back!  It was a lot of fun but only lasted during little munchkin's nap.  We all know the trouble he would have brought trying to zoom down that hill.






When he woke up he was ready to play.




I love waking up and seeing this in our backyard.  It's so serene and reminds me to be thankful for every season, in life and in nature.


After a few days, though, we went a little stir crazy.  It all turned to ice and we were no longer able to play in it, so we were just stuck.  



Thankfully it all went away after a few days!!


Sunday, February 1, 2015

I was wrong

I thought surely Lincoln would be our first emergency trip for an injury.  But, Logan decided that she was the oldest and needed to set the stage.  And set the stage she did!!  In true fashion, she was putting on some sort of show, closed her eyes, turned around and tried to dramatically fall onto a bed behind her.  Only, the bed wasn't behind her.  Somehow in the chaos she threw her arm behind her and landed on it hard!  We went in for x-rays and, thankfully, nothing was broken, but she had a bad ligament strain so they put her in a sling for 10 days.

She's taking it well, though the more she learns she can't do, the worse it becomes.  Thank goodness it's only 10 days!





This is Lincoln saying, "don't worry, I'll be next."