Snowball Fighter

I really liked this picture of Peter! I caught him just as he was getting ready to throw a wad of snow at me!

Bundled Up!

It took twenty minutes and one tantrum (who it was will stay unknown! let's just say that it wasn't either of the two pictured above!) we were able to head outside to play in the snow. It finally warmed up enough for me to brave bundling up the boys to let them play in the snow. Peter loved it. Andrew on the other hand won't touch it, as you will see in the video clip that I will post below. We only stayed outside for a little bit before we had to go back inside because of the cold.

Snow Adventures

Our Future Home

This is it! If all goes well with our loan application, which the mortage company highly assures us that it should, this will be our new home! It has five bedrooms and two bathrooms. As you can see it is a split level and has a upstairs (something that I have always wanted in a house) and a downstairs (something that Anthony wanted in a house). Some of the bedrooms aren't very big but we love it! It so light and bright inside. I didn't realize how dark and dreary our basement apartment really is until we began to look at houses! It also come with all the applicances, which will save us a lot of money in the end. It has a two car garage and a great backyard! We are really excited! The whole bidding and counterbidding thing was awful and I hope to never go through that again! I could stay here for a long time. The house has been on the market since this summer, hence the absence of snow. Right now, there are four foot drifts in the front and in the back and a five foot wall of snow blocking the driveway!

Birthday-the Big 24

I know of alot of you are probably thinking, "24? That's not big! Just wait!" I know, I know! But I do feel a little old, especially next to some of the sisters in my college ward! My birthday was last Friday, the first, and I want to say thank you to all those that wished me a happy birthday. It started out, should we say interesting, and got progressively better. Anthony threw together a party with some of our friends and it was a lot of fun. The pictures are of me opening my presents that Anth and the boys got me. I got a new backpack, (prefect way of saying so long to college life) a new scarf and glove set, a Payday (my favorite candybar, okay so its only one of my favorite candbars. What can I say? I love chocolate) and Are you smarter than a fifth grader board game. The next picture is of the boys licking the cake batter from after I made the cake. That's right, I baked my own cake and I'm really okay with it. At least this way I got to get what I really wanted. I tried a new recipe and it was a smash! One of my first memories is licking cake batter after my grandma made a cake and I want my boys to be able to have the same kind of memories!

Let's Boogie!

If you didn't know this about me, you now will! I love Big Band music or I guess you could say old jazz. I love listening to Glen Miller and all those bands from the fifties and forties! There is just something about the music that wants to make me jump up and boogie or to close my eyes and softly sway and remember romanitc moments in my life. Ne ways . . . I had some of it playing the other day when I was getting ready and I thought that I would steal one of my friends ideas and record my kids "busting a move!" The minute the music came on, the boys began to jump all over the place, or if you are Andrew kick! It was just so cute that I couldn't help putting it on!

The Mom Test

A friend of mine sent me this last night! I wanted all my friends to see it and this is the easiest way to do that! Enjoy!

I was out walking with my 4 year old daughter. She picked up something
off the ground and started to put it in her mouth. I took the item
away from her and I asked her not to do that. 'Why?' my
daughter asked. 'Because it's been on the ground, you don't know
where it's been, it's dirty, and probably has germs' I
replied. At this point, my daughter looked at me with total
admiration and asked, 'Momma, how do you know all this stuff, you are so
smart.' I was thinking quickly. 'All moms know this stuff. It's on
the Mom Test. You have to know it, or they don't let you be a Mom.' We
walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently
pondering this new information. 'OH...I get it!' she beamed,
'So if you don't pass the test you have to be the
dad'. ''Exactly' I replied back with a big smile on my face.