Carter

Check out the drawing that Matt made on the computer of Carter. Not bad! He has always been so talented when it comes to being creative.

Snow Box Play - Gloves Required

On Sunday we had a good snow storm and this is what was left for us to play in. We have had some sunny days and it makes the snow sparkle. The sky was so blue with white fluffy clouds. It was such a beautiful site I had to take a picture.

Ashlynn tubing in our backyard.


There was so much snow, it was hard for her to get up the hill.

In the winter we call it the snow box. By the time summer is over our sand in our sandbox is gone. So, we decided that it is fun to make snow castles and have a ice cream party with the snow.

The kids enjoyed their time in the snow.

Happenings...

I had a request to put new pictures up on the blog. Since Christmas it seems that things have slowed down for us. New Year's was pretty uneventful. I had to work at the hospital New Year's Eve. My co-workers and I had a snack party, watched the count down on TV and then looked out at the stairwell windows to watch the fireworks over the Salt Lake Valley. Exciting, I know!
The snow has tapered off in our area and we have had some sunny days. Matt and Carter made a tubing hill in our backyard and got to use it for one day. Matt put some kind of lubing oil on the bottom of the tube so it would really go fast. He is so creative! We were hoping for more snow so that we could enjoy it more. It is still early to think we will not be getting anymore snow.

Ashlynn and Carter are both enjoying school and playing with their new friends. Carter is getting better at reading his site words and really improving with his writing. Ashlynn is mastering tracing the alphabet and cutting. If she can find a pair of scissors she will cut anything. I am hoping that she doesn't touch her hair. I don't want to be one of those moms that has to get her haircut short to cover up and damage. Yikes!

Matt is recovering well from his surgery and he no longer has the massive black eyes. He has a follow up with the surgeon in February. As for me I am just waiting to get through winter. I miss being able to play outside without being bundled up in 20 layers (just kidding, more like 2 layers.) I am so thankful that we don't have to live in area that has a winter season most of the year. Well, enjoy the pictures. More to came later.

No Injuries!

I am glad to report that we started 2009 off with no injuries from sledding. This little sledding hill is just down the street from our house. Most times when we have gone sledding there is always someone that gets hurt and its not always one of us. It was a beautiful day with the sun shinning and we had fresh snow to sled on. The kids liked it because they could hike up the hill without any help.
I love the photo of Carter going off the small jump. He wasn't going very fast so when he went over the jump his tube stopped. Also, the photo of Carter and Matt when their sled tipped over was a funny moment.