More Blizzard Pics

Looking out our front door.
There are trash cans behind that pile and by the fence....somewhere.

Our only exit so far out of our driveway. We were too tired to clear the other side. Plus, we expect another pass at some time by the plows and ruin this anyways. What great optimism.

There is one reindeer, the other is under the pile.

Luckily, Clif didn't go to work last night....so he was available to help shovel this morning. After shoveling 4 times last night, we still had 10" this morning to clear. I'm really glad he was able to keep up with it last night, otherwise, we may still be out there now shoveling our way out. The sun is out this morning and the driveway is almost dry!! Advantage of getting out there early.

Blizzard

Yes, we finally were under a blizzard warning!! This was only the start. We got about 22" at our house in 30 hours (ish). Slave labor I know, but the kids love helping with their shovels. They are actually old enough to really start helping and getting the idea of what shoveling is.

Then we went for a drive that night to look at lights and play in the snow. This is our xmas tree downtown. It's pretty lame looking, but at least the town puts one up....in the middle of the road.

Family in Phoenix

We went to Phx after spending time with Clif's family in Cottonwood. We had great dinners all around. In Phx, the kids got to roast marshmellows by my parents lake.
Kids got to see their Great Granny Nadine.

And so did I.

White House Christmas Tree

The tree was cute in AZ this year, so before it's final destination, it toured the state. A friend of ours and her daughter joined us on our trip downtown to see it.
Yeah, don't blink. You couldn't see much.

Hard to see, but this is the crew.....my two kids and I are on the left, day care babies in the double stroller, and our friends on the the right. We are standing in front of the HUGE truck carrying the tree.

We all got to peek inside to see it.

Photo op and hot chocolate provided by our favorite restaurant!! They still make the best hot cocoa I've ever had.

Thanksgiving Crafts

To help pass the time, we made a few crafts this year. For school we took a break from our normal books and did a Thanksgiving Unit. We (well maybe it's more like I) learned quite a bit about the original thanksgiving. Even our homeschool group study this as a group. To keep the theme going, we made a thankful tree. I'm not the most artistic, but I think with the help of the thankful leaves, it turned out pretty cute.

Then we made place mats for all of the cousins. Both kids worked really hard on them and I did the hot glue afterwards.

In our thanksgiving unit, we got to grow corn. Well, corn seed is not that available in the mountains, so I used pop corn. Who knows, it's not like I'm going to plant it. Sure enough...

they only took a few days before they started to grow.

Both kids got a foam craft to do and they are showing them off. Klara's is a turkey and Kaleb's is a pilgrim.

Klara's New Bedroom

If you can look past the pack in play, then Klara's room is all done. My parents came up this past weekend for the b-day celebrations and we were able to finish her room. Mom had a great idea of putting the butterflies on each of her letters for her name. So precious. It only took 5 years of living here to complete their rooms. Don't ask about the master. Still not done.

Those things on the walls are more butterflies, and there are some on the picture frame too.

I would love to hand a purple boa and purse on the knobs here, but the 3 yr old would never leave it alone. She doesn't understand "decoration only"....nor should she have too. So the temptation is not there. However, I can see it in my mind.

Kaleb's Birthday Party

Since Kaleb and I share the same b-day, we celebrate on 2 different days. So he has his day and I get mine. Now don't get me wrong, I'm happy to share the day with him, but it only seems fair that he gets a day all to himself. We try to make this a costume party so the kids get to wear their halloween outfits more often. (Mom's get a trail run too) Klara is Cinderella and Kaleb is Iron Man.

Group Shot. A few moms in the pic too since the little ones were a little overwhelmed with our wild bunch.

And how cute is this pic???!!!??!? We had not 1, not 2, but 3 princesses at his party. This was not planned, but we had Snow White, Aurora and Cinderella.