Our East Texas Winter Wonderland

It started snowing yesterday morning right as D left for school. It snowed all day until about 1:30 and then it stopped. This was our accumulation from that snow:



When D got home from school, she gathered the snow from the top of the picnic table and made a little snowman named Chillie Willie. . .











Chillie Willie's eyes are chocolate chips, his nose is a bit of yellow bell pepper and his mouth is red bell pepper. He is about 8 inches tall.


THEN IT BEGAN TO SNOW AGAIN about 8:00 last night and it snowed all night until D came into our room this morning at 4:30 to tell us it snowed!!!! So we looked out the window and I sent her back to bed, but she never fell back asleep. So we were out and playing in it this morning about 6:45!!



We got about 5 1/2 inches. This is a HUGE snow for us. The last time we had anywhere near this much snow was New Year's Eve 2000/2001.

C didn't really love the snow first thing this morning, so Daddy took him on a ride in the wagon while sister worked on Chillie's Mama, Mrs. Willie!!

Here is D with our completed Mrs. Willie.

Mrs. Willie's close-up. Here she is decked out in her apron, snow hat and a friendly smile.

D decided to see how it would be to jump on her trampoline with it covered in snow. She didn't jump long.

C warmed up to the idea of the snow a bit more as the morning went along, but he still preferred to look at it from his window.

Photos Of The Week

When I came out from the bathroom, this is what I found on the treadmill. Now the arm bars, that you push back and forth when you walk, are disconnected. Yes, a certain boy who will be 18 months old tomorrow did this Engineering feat! I guess fine motor skill are not something we need to worry about??

The weather was warm, so the kids played outdoors. Blowing bubbles with a neighbor friend.

Winter in East Texas.

C still doesn't like the ground. He tumbled down and refused to touch the ground with his hands!

Another view looking up, this time into the pines which are MANY here!

Picture of the Day - 1/21/10

D on the first day of 2nd grade - 2008

Picture of the Day - 1/20/10

D and Grandpa fishing together September, 2007 - D was in 1st grade

I don't have the pictures on this computer of D on the first day of First Grade - 2007

Picture of the Day - 1/19/10

Ok, we're going to take a trip down memory lane . . .

D on the first day of Kindergarten - 2006

Picture of the Day - 1/18/10

I was noticing the other day how tall D is getting in relation to the counter top. I remembered I'd taken a picture of her in the kitchen as the house was being built. Look how much she's grown just since we've been in the new house!

Picture of the Day - 1/17/10

I don't feel like taking any pictures today so I'll just post some from Christmas that never got posted:

Here are C and his cousin L, (C is 2 1/2 weeks older.) Last year we put them in big Christmas stockings, this year they're big boys!