Snow Day

School was cancelled today because we got so much snow so fast.  Tonight at 6 when Chad measured we had 14 inches. While Chad was shoveling for like the third time today my kids decided to get there snow stuff on and go play.  

 Gretchen in her snow clothes. After Chad was done he took the kids sledding.  Since we live right by a dead end street the city just pushes all to the end of that road.  It was a fun place to go sledding.

 Kinslee loved it and said wee every time she went down.  

Easton, Chad, Kinslee and Gretchen playing in the snow.

Snowman

It finally snowed.  The kids were out in it as soon as it was light enough.  Here is the snowman.

Snow!

 I Love snow!  As a kid I loved it when it snowed, i loved to play in it for hours.  As an adult I still love snow.  I don't play in it as much anymore but I still love it.  Gretchen has been telling me for about three months that she can't wait until it snows to make a snow angel.  She finally got her wish this morning.  When she woke up and saw that there was snow she was so excited.

 Here she is making her snow angel. 

 Easton loves to play in the snow.  He told me he doesn't like to make snow angels.  Here he is getting ready to throw a snowball at me. 

He missed and smiled for the camera.  These are all the pictures I got the camera battery went dead.  Easton played for another 30 minutes in the snow after I took the pictures.  Gretchen came in 3 minutes after. 

Sledding

This morning we decided to get all bundled up and go sledding. It was Gretchen's first time and only Easton's second. It was way fun. We do need to invest in another sled or invite people to come with us who have more sleds, or both. Every time Gretchen went down she covered her eyes. I don't think she liked the snow coming in her face.

When I was little my brother Brandon and I would go sledding for hours. I love it. I haven't been sledding since I was at Ricks. I hope to go more often.

Snow

Chad went outside to do this:Easton wanted to go out and do this:
Then Gretchen woke up so I decided to get her all bundled up in the snow clothes Aunt Andrea is letting us use. I took a lot of pictures of Gretchen. If I got to close to Easton or Chad they threw snow on me.

She does have gloves but she wouldn't wear them.

So both of my kids really enjoy playing in the snow. I have been sick as soon as I feel better maybe I will have to get my snow gear on and go play with them.

These next 3 pictures have nothing to do with the snow, but I wanted to post them anyway. Last week I put all of Gretchen's hair in a ponytail. Easton told her she looked beautiful!

Christmas 2008

We had a wonderful Christmas this year in our house. We invited Chad's parents to stay with us. We loved having them here. Last year we started the tradition of opening a present on Christmas Eve and of course it was Pajamas.

I wish I would have taken a picture of Easton as he was pulling the pajamas out of the box. He was so excited.

This is a picture Christmas morning. As you can tell they were both mad I made them take a picture before they could see if Santa came.

I don't have the best pictures. Easton thought his toothbrush was awesome.

Gretchen loved getting a new baby doll.
Showing Grandma her baby doll.
Easton picked out this princess camera for Gretchen.
Apparently after I took this picture of Easton opening a present I didn't feel the need to take any more pictures. I usually take a million but not on Christmas morning.

Christmas afternoon while Gretchen was sleeping Chad and Easton went sledding with the new sled Santa brought and then came home and made this snowman.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!!! I want to thank Andrea for lending me her old Camera. Ours broke two days before Christmas.

Saturday

Here is our Saturday:

Chad went out to shovel the snow. Easton wanted to go play. He got all dressed up and then got mad at me when I told him Gretchen couldn't come. So he went outside. Then Gretchen got mad at me for not letting her go Outside.(She can say outside)

So she went outside in Easton's old hat.(She may be getting one from Santa this year)

Here are the two of them watching Dad Shovel. Then Easton's feet got cold because he needed new boots and his tennis shoes have a hole in them(he needs new tennis shoes too.) So we went inside for a while. Then we went Christmas shopping and found Easton some boots.

He went in the backyard and played awhile. He also made a snow angel. After awhile he came inside and

Joined a Rock Band. He really enjoys wearing this snow hat.

He gets into his guitar playing.

We enjoy playing Rock Band at our house.