Still Here!

We have had a very cold and drab winter! We are still here, but just staying inside trying to stay warm! Here is a few pictures of the kids trying to dig out the backyard!

Snow Storm 2009

Since we were in Alliance, we missed the huge snowstorm that hit Lincoln over Christmas. We were very lucky that Chuck came over and snowblowed our driveway before we got home. Otherwise, I am not sure how we would have gotten in. This is what greeted us when we got home!

Merry Christmas 2009

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I know this is late, but we had such a great Christmas it took a while to recover! Originally our plan was to spend Christmas Eve with Chad's family, open gifts at our house Christmas morning and drive to Alliance Christmas Day to spend the rest of Christmas with my parents. Tuesday, as I was watching the weather, I was pretty sure that we wouldn't be driving to Alliance on Friday. A HUGE snow storm was supposed to move in Thursday night. I called both Chad and my mom almost in tears because we wouldn't be able to come. I was so bummed that I might not get to see Geneva and Ralf and the kids from Hawaii. It was suggested that we should leave Tuesday for Alliance. I said "no" because we should spend time with Chad's family and that wasn't fair. Around noon Chad called and said that he had talked to his family and they understood. I left work around 12:30, flew home and packed as much and as fast as I could. Let's just say that the van was FULL!! We got on the road around 3. Geneva and Ralf flew into Denver on Tuesday and were driving to Alliance, so we decided to surprise them. When we finally got to Alliance, we were going to pull ahead of the truck so they didn't see our car (They were at K-Mart) but they pulled into the driveway as we parked. So I flipped around and pulled into the driveway with my brights on. I really wish I had a camera to capture Geneva's surprise! Last she had talked to me, I hold told her I didn't know if we would be able to come back because of the weather. We ended up having a great time hanging out because it was way to cold to go outside! The kids got along GREAT! I am sure that next time we go to Grandma Mimi's and Papa Mike's the kids will be bored without their new cousins! We took the kids one night to see "Alvin and the Chipmunks 2" it was OK, but not as good as the first!

We had a great time getting to know the newest members of our family! We miss you guys already!

Sledding!

Today it got up to 30 degrees so we decided to head to Pioneers Park to sled. They have an awesome setup with ramps and everything! The kids had a great time! They sled for almost 1 and 1/2 hours. Lilly loved it until her last run where she got snow in her face. Now if you asked her, she would tell you that she hated it! It was great!

Snow Days!

We had our first (and hopefully last!) blizzard of the year. Braxton was already out of school for the Holy Day on Tuesday, but ended up getting Wednesday and Thursday off too! I stayed home from work on Wednesday, I'm not sure I could have gotten out of the driveway. Chad actually got a ride with a co-worker with 4 Wheel Drive. Even then they weren't sure they could get in our neighborhood. It was quite ugly! Cars stuck everywhere! The kids had a great time playing outside for a while. They also made some mice for our Christmas tree. Not quite sure they made mice, but they had fun doing it!

Braxton shoveling a path for Brownie!

Lilly preferred staying inside coloring!

The mice that the kids made!

Christmas Decorations!

The kids helped us decorate the tree earlier this month! They did a great job! We decided to go with a color tree this year. I don't know why, it just seemed like a good idea. Here are the results!

Twins? Nope, Mother and Daughter!

This is a picture of me and my cousin Heather in my Uncle Steve and Aunt Donna's wedding when I was 3.

This is Lilly in the same dress!