1st Big Storm

We finally got some serious snow where they even shut down the kids school (that never happens) We all got to stay home today (even Daddy) It was actually very nice for the 1st couple hours but then the kids got "bored." They have everything in the world to do and play, but it happens on those long days home they just get bored.

They then came up and asked me if they could go out and play. I don't know about some of you, but I hate getting my kids ready to go outside. I get out the snowsuits, boots, gloves, hats, etc just for them to be outside for 5 minutes and want to come in. We do not live on a hill, so there is no sled riding, so that gets "boring" too.

Here is Jacob and Katy when they first went out to play.

Here is Daddy doing "what daddy's do" and not to thrilled to be out there. :)

Sophia had to stay inside, but she loved watching them from the door. :)

We are waiting for some more snow and ice and they are expecting for people to lose power and I am hoping and praying that we don't. I think we will be stranded for days. :) Please pray for our family. :)

HUBBY TAG

Hubby Tag
Ok, so here it goes..
What is his name? Bryon

How long have you been together? We have been married for about 10 1/2 years, but have known each other for 14 years and I waited for him for 2 years while on his mission.

How long did you date? Well I waited 2 years for him while he was on his mission. He came home in November, engaged in March and then married in July.
How old is he? 33
Who eats more? Definitly him
Who said, Him
Who is taller? Him
Who sings better? Him, I hum. :)

Who is smarter? Bryon with out a doubt, but I like to say that I am smart in certain areas too.

Who does the laundry? I do, when I do it. I HATE DOING laundry, I just seem to buy more clothes.

Who pays the bills? Both

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? He does. It just so happened that the basinet was alway on the left side, so we switched.

Who mows the lawn? We both do, but I try to do it so we can spend more time together on the weekend.

Who cooks dinner? Me- usually, but he likes to help out at times.

Who drives?I DO. I am not a good back seat driver and he normally likes to talk and his speed goes down. :)
Who is more stubborn? I think that would be me.
Who kissed who first?It was mutual

Who asked who out first? I think we both assummed because we had been awa from each other so long. That was him when he came home from his mission. He did ask me to dinner.

Who proposed? He did

Who has more siblings? He does. I have 1 sister and he has a brother and a sister.
Who wears the pants? It depends on the issue at hand - but I would say that I have final say, but we like to say he does.

Now I pass this little game on to: Christina and Julie...TAG, your it!!!!

I'm a little behind!

Yes, I know that it has been a while since my last post. I knew I would have a hard time getting on here an posting often and I just started. We have been so busy with activities and the holidays, so I have to get you caught up with what I can without boring you.

I got to go to my kids school parties on their last day of school before Christmas break (thanks to my husband for working from home that day). I first got to got to Katelyn's school where she had "The Polar Express" breakfast. It was very cute! All the parents made breakfast for the class and we got to eat together, then they started reading the story "The Polar Express" and then they had a special visitor. Can you guess who that was? SANTA!!!! They also put of a concert for the parents that were there. They did Katelyn's favorite thing in the world....SINGING!!! Her is some pics.I was then off to Jacob's party which was more laid back.(He is a 3rd grader and they are to big for the parties) :) They just ate a lot of food, had a gift exchange, watched a Christmas Story and played games. I really enjoyed just going into his class and being with him and his friends.

The kids were on break for a couple weeks. Katelyn got to also make cookies with her Brownie troop. Right before Christmas we were busy baking and making candy and cookies and getting ready for family to come over. We even had some visitors while making our cookies. It was baby Troy and Aunt Rachel. (Katy loves to hold Troy) Sophia was home too, but taking a nap when these pics were taken. :)Here are some pics.

We had a wonderful Christmas. We had Bryon's family over to our house on Christmas Eve and then we went to my side on Christmas Day. The kids really enjoyed being with their cousins. It was fun this year too because Bryon's sister Rachel just had a baby in November and he was there at Christmas Eve and it was nice to have another child other than ours there. I'm sure next year he will be running around. :) It's nice to see the family growing.

We had our 4th annual New Years Eve party this year at our house again. We had a lot of friends here and we had a blast. We ate A LOT of food, and played games, pool, Dance Dance Revolution and of course ROCK BAND. The Men played it most of the time, but then the girls "The Hott Mommas" jumped in and we weren't to bad. :) The kids had a lot of their friends over and we didn't see to much of them because they hung out in their rooms and played (destroyed). I couldn't even believe that Sophia stayed up too and was in a pretty good mood. At the stroke of 12:00am we let off some fireworks let the kids beat on metal pots and pans (they loved that too much). We had a lot of fun. We truly are blessed with wonderful friends that we got to bring in the new year with. We had a rough 2008, somethings I am thankful we experienced, but others I pray we would never have to go through again. I know that we are only made stronger through these experiences. I am looking forward to 2009!!

Hopefully I didn't bore you to much and I am going to try to be better at Blogging. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday too.