Snow Storm in Maryland

This was one of the lousiest snow storms that I had ever seen.  It snowed and then just iced over so it was pretty gross, but the kids LOVED it and to them it was the best snow in the world!  They were so excited and wanted to get outside and eat it all.

#1 skating down the driveway

#2 & 3 eating the snow. . . yes, gross!

My philosophy is "If you can't get them to stop, get a picture"

My brother is heavy!

#1 rolling down the hill

A neighbor friend came over and the kids enjoyed sledding down the driveway.  The ground quickly became a muddy mess, but they had fun.

Camera Fun

I've decided that from now on when I play with the camera, I should at least clean my kids faces first. Hmm. Overrated I know. . .  They still are sure cute!

I lost the original pictures of #4's blessing day, so I put him back in his outfit and snapped more photos.  I finished it in October and I think my Mom may have fixed a few of the things at the end.  It turned out pretty nifty!

Provident Living

Oh the dreaded word! When you hear the term "provident living" do you think of all the areas of your life that you don't have time to focus on yet? Hmmm. That would be me! I was given the assignment in my church to assist the women and therefore their families in living more providently i.e. helping them prepare for the rainy days that might come.

So. . . if you have any ideas or advice that I might be able to use I would love it! I'm looking for gardening ideas/tips, canning tips, ways to save a buck, ideas for food storage. What has and hasn't worked. Anything really! I figure why reinvent the wheel when others have things that already work! You can e-mail me any ideas or post them here for me to find!

Thanks!! More exciting and picture filled blogs to follow!