More snow fun!

Another thing we did while Andy was off work for the holidays was to take the kids on their very first ski trip. We didn't go far, just about a hour and a half away to Snow Star. I'm sure I could have found a hill or two around here...but they wouldn't have had the get-ya-back-up-the-hill-convenience. (which is very much needed in my case!)

We left about 7:15 in the morning and the thermometer in the van read 3*....I glared over at Andy and warned him that it better be a lot warmer by the time we got there. It was. It was a whopping 24* that day. The sun was out and it turned out to be a pretty nice day.

We layered the kids up...got their boots, skies, goggles, hats, gloves and sent them off to their first ski lesson. We paid a little extra for that, but it was well worth it. They did great!

Wish I had some more pictures, but it's a little hard to ski down the hill while taking pictures (at least for me)...I'm just thankful for the few we did get!

Andy and Maggie on the magic carpet!
(the-get-ya-back-up-the-hill-convenience I was talking about earlier!)

Andy's wishing that the next time we take a picture like this...it's in Colorado!

Hit of the neighborhood!

Over the Christmas break, while my hubby was home from work, he got a lot of work done on the basement. We are pretty much down to hanging my stuff back on the walls. It's very exciting. But during his many breaks from working on the basement. He did a bit of construction outside with the kiddos. Their very own igloo.


It's almost as tall as the kids...and it has sure been a hit in the neighborhood. In fact, this morning at the gym, I had several friends come up to me and say how cool the snow fort is. A few even said how they're kids tell them to "slow down" when they drive by...just to see it better. My first child's (Andy) love for the snow is rubbing off on my kids, and I couldn't be happier.

I think it's going to be around for a while. It's only 10* here today....with wind chills below zero. We'll probably still have an igloo in May!

Poor Boy!

The kids were both playing upstairs and I was getting some much needed cleaning done around the house. I was getting a lot done, when I finally realized that it was a little "too" quite. As I went to go check on the kids, I could hear them both giggling in the bathroom. Oh no, this can't be good.

This is what I found...she can talk him into anything!

I think we've been cooped up a little too long!