Merry Christmas!!!!!

Thirty-five inches of snow makes a VERY white Christmas!! It was so wonderful to look outside at the snow, so quiet and peaceful, while the chaos of three kids opening gifts went on inside!


After we returned a bit of order to the house we took the kids sledding. The snow was so deep we had a hard time getting to the top of the hill. The kids had a blast! The girls decided to 'surf' down the hill and S spent most of his time sitting at the bottom eating snow. I choose not to think of all the germs on that snow!! Grandaddy and the girls even got into a snowball fight! We tried to get Grandma to sled, but she refused. D played it safe by staying in the car and watching from there. Once we were cold and wet enough we went back home and D fixed some hot chocolate. Hope you all have a Merry Christmas!!!

Christmas Lights

As most of you have probably heard by now, David fell off the roof while hanging lights and broke his heel. Emily had to write an accrostic poem for school this morning using a winter word. She chose Christmas lights. This is so priceless I have to post it for everyone to read!

Cold outside
Hot chocolate warms me up
Really snowy
Icicles hanging
Saint Nicolas is coming soon
Trim the tree
My dad hangs lights
Always be careful
Slippery roof
Look out below
If you fall, yell for help
Go to the emergency room
Have to get a cast
Take it easy
Stay off the roof from now on

Ski Dude

S skied for the first time today and absolutely loved it!! By lunch time he was already walking around on his skis in every direction possible! When he goes back next time he will be ready for level 2.


In the mean time, the rest of us were freezing in the 2 degree weather. Funny how kids don't seem to notice that! The girls did decide to take a rest when we went to watch S, though.



We were worried that he wouldn't like skiing, but we shouldn't have. He was very upset when we told him it was time to go because he had not yet been on the big lift. We tried to explain that he had to learn the bunny hill first and get back up on his own when he falls. His teacher said he could get up on his own, but he refused to do it outside in the snow. I think we'll practice in the driveway tomorrow!!