SNOW SNOW SNOW

We have our first official snow day today!!! I can hardly believe it I don't think Boise has had one in over 7 years. I don't think there is that much snow (this coming from a girl who grew up (SOME) in Wyoming and walked 5 miles to the bus stop in bare feet - of course), but there is a think layer of ice hiding underneath the 4+ inches of snow that makes the roads pretty bad. My girls (especially Taylor) were so excited about this announcement this morning. I will post more as the day unfolds. We are due to be hit by another storm so I hesistate to say this aloud (especially with Taylor near by) but we may have more snow days on the horizon!

Happy New Year!!

Aubrey with her AZ grandparents. It looks like Grandma is snuggling her here, but she really is just stealing any warmth from her that she might be putting out. We froze them out in McCall where one morning we woke up to -2 below!! Yikes that is cold...

Some dads will do anything to amuse their little girls. Tim would be one of those dads as he jumps from the hot tub to make a snow angel. Crazy!!!! The girls tried it out, but did NOT like the burning sensation they experienced when they jumped back in the warm tub. Can't say I blame them!!!

I can hardly believe it is the middle of January and I am just now getting to post. Unreal. Regardless, we hope all of our friends and family had as wonderful as a New Year as we did. We spent it in one of my favorite Idaho towns - McCall. I would move there if Tim could figure out a way to get a job there (he says I would not last one winter up there). It was so much fun and we loved all the snow. We even got our AZ grandparents to play in the snow with us!!

The Cats Away and the Mice will Play

This is what kind of stuff goes on when mom is not around.

And our AZ Grandma is left in charge!!

Twas the night before Christmas...

All dressed up and ready to go to a candlelight Christmas Eve service.
Testing out Santa's cookies.
Can't forget the reindeer you know!!

Christmas morning....

Grandma and her girls. Visions in red this morning!!
She holds her most favorite gift - a beading kit. 10,000 beads in all - hours of fun.
Our little Picasso takes a moment to pose before she gets back to her work of art. She was so excited to get this paint easel and a fresh supply of paints.
A rare moment - all four of us in the same picture. You have to love Christmas morning bedhead shots!!

4 Generations: we are so blessed to have Tim's 91 year-old grandparents with us on this day. By the way, they just celebrated 66 years of marriage on December 23rd! Amazing...
Poor Tim- don't let him fool you. He gets plenty of birthday recognition on this day. Look at his candles - they are extra tall fitting for him!! Eh hem... 33 today! Wow!!

WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS!

From our house...
To your house...
We hope you have a very Merry Christmas!!!