More Snow

Cactus peeking out of snow-kind of a strange sight!!

This is our view from the front

This is our view from the side yard. It's quite gorgeous with the blue sky today.

Desert Snow????

This is a wild day. I didn't really ever think I would see my backyard covered in snow and my kids having a snowball fight!! When we first moved here, we heard that it sometimes snowed. I figured maybe every few years it would a little bit, but melt before it hit the ground. Not the case today. It's still snowing like mad, and there is twice as much now as there was in these pictures. The kids are loving it. Me too, but I wish Jeffrey was here to enjoy it with us. He will probably not be able to get home because all the roads up here are closed. Oh well- Notice Trevor's pink gloves he had to borrow from Aubrey. We aren't prepared!!!!

This is her first time playing in the snow.

Isaac was just stomping around with a big smile on his face. He lasted about 30 mins. then his hands were little fat pink ice cubes.

Ben ran around like a sled dog.

Cold and Gray

I just had to share these- I love them. It was a cold, cloudy day and the big kids were with Nanny and Grandpa, so Isaac and I hit the town. It was fun just hanging out with him. I realized how much I talk when I have the other kids. So when it was just Isaac I kept on talkin to him, even though he just babbled back. It reminds me of how important it is to spend one-on-one time with each child.

Aubrey and the Vipers

Here are a couple pictures of Aubrey and her soccer team. She is the only chick in this picture. There was one more on the team, but she kinda flaked towards the end of the season. So, as usual Aubrey was surrounded by boys. She doesn't know any different though. She did great even though whenever she was near the ball she closed her eyes. It was really cute and we were very proud of her for jumping in there with a field full of aggressive boys.
She's in the gray hoodie

The Human Pretzel

I know this picture is blurry-but I had to show this. Clayton very often sleeps like this. Is this wierd or what? He'll probably end up joining the circus when he's grown up and squeeze into a little glass box. He is very flexable.

Tree Adournment

One of the Christmas traditions we all look forward too. Decorating the tree, watching the Polar Express and drinking hot chocolate. We all had fun, especially Isaac. He would grab one of the balls and chuck it across the room. Thanks goodness I found some foam ones at the $ tree. Now we are ready for Christmas.

They all get excited unpacking the decorations they haven't seen since last year. I guess I do too. Lots of memories attached to some of the ornaments. Clayton loved putting the tree together and fluffing up the branches. This was out first time using a fake tree. It was like a giant puzzle.