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!

Recap of Month of December

Well time flies when you are all sick and trying to get better.  We planned a trip to MN fot NewYears, but that fell through due to the entire family getting the flu.  Since then we have just had the normal cold bugs and I think we may be FINALLY nearing the end.

Here are some of our winter pictures.  This Winter has been pretty strange since the weather has been near the 50s most of the time.  We did finally get some winter weather after the groundhog saw his shadow.  Silly groundhog.

We had hay in the trailer to spread over the lawn when we laid our grass seed, and the kids decided to spread it out and make a nest.  It was pretty creative I would say!

#4 just hung out in his car seat to stay warm.

Mommy & #4 hanging out and playing with the camera.

 This is what happens when you try to get 4 kids together for a photo shoot.  They all get silly!

My little stair steps!

 Showing off their Christmas pjs

 The girls found these toys while I was at the thrift store one day and begged me to get them.  I figured it was a great deal.  When I pulled out the Car on Christmas and #3 found it she said "There's my car!!!"  She was so excited.  #1 had found the doll house just before Christmas and since we were going to make her one and hadn't had the time we got it.  Gotta love half off day at the thrift store.

 #2 is into Legos big time now. He was really happy to have graduated from Duplos.

 The kiddos LOVE their baby brother!  Sometimes too much.

 We had the missionaries over for dinner, and we had an Elder Bryson come. I had to laugh and get a picture! 

Family Pics Fall 2011

I love getting family pictures! We have a friend here in Maryland who does photography, and I was very impressed! She snapped some great shots, and got many with the kids true smiles! I love it!!