It has rained since Thursday! The rain finally turned to snow this morning! It started snowing at 10am - this is what the yard looked like at that point:After lunch, around 12:30pm, it started to stick. Ben went outside to see what all this was. He wasn't so sure about it!

This is what the yard looked like at 12:30pm:

At 3:30, it was still snowing (and now Sarah was home from school, yay!). This is what the yard looked like at that point:

Pretty amazing, right?

We played outside for about an hour, building a small snowman, having a snowball fight, it was a blast. We came in when our hands were raw and our faces cold and bright red!
The kids enjoyed hot chocolate after it was all said and done!

Watching the Rain....

It has been pouring rain here since yesterday afternoon. Jayden and Ben have been at the back door quite a bit today watching it come down! I love the back of their two little heads! So cute!

Christmas in February! :)

Today, we received our Christmas presents from Aunt Dorie!!!Ben loved the clothes she sent, but......

he had way more fun playing with the box and tissue paper!!!

Aunt Dorie sent Sarah an American Girl gift card!! She can't wait to get online and spend it! :)
Sarah wanted me to take a picture of her before school today because she thought she looked "stylin'"!

What's for lunch?

Don't you wish that your lunch would taste better if you ate it from a wooden spoon?

How cute am I???

Lunch Total: 4 Scrambled eggs: $0.65, Raisin bread with peanut butter: $o.50, bowl of grapes:$0.80, Falling asleep in your highchair: priceless!



Brother and Sister!

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Ok...I got tagged the other day and I am weird and actually like writing these things!

1. What time did you get up this morning? 7:00 - thanks to Ben! :)
2. Have you brushed your hair yet today? yes - of course!
3. What is the name of the last song you listened to? It's all right here - Hannah Montana
4. Do you like to text? YES - now that I have a full keyboard, I love it!
5. Facebook or My Space? Facebook
6. Where is your favorite place to go? My mom's house
7. Do you have a passport? Yes
8. Are you in love? Absolutely
9. Have you ever had a broken heart? Yes
10. When was the last time you "laughed your head off"? Yes, today with Ben!
11. When was the last time you cried? It's been a while
12. What is the best gift you have ever gotten? My children (my new diamond ring is nice, too!)
13. What was the best day of your life? Jan. 3, 1998; May 27, 2001; and July 16, 2007
14. What was the worst day of your life?
15. Pepsi or Coke? Coke!
16. Are you wearing socks? Yes, it's cold here!
17. Did you like high school? Yes and No
18. Where is the last place you went out to eat? Frugos
19. What is your biggest accomplishment in the past year?
20. What is one random fact about you? I could talk most men under the table in any football conversation.
Okay...I'm supposed to Tag 4 people...
I will just say...anyone who wants to post, can! :)

Mid-January Report

I haven't posted on the blog in a while. Things have been a little crazy and stressful around our house for the past week or so.

This past week, we had to put our dog, Hank, down. He has been with us since Tyson and I met in college. Tyson got him from the Humane Society in Tucson, AZ when Hank was 8 months old. He's been our family dog ever since. He died of old age. He would have been 15 this coming May. Tyson was upset and so was Sarah. It's weird to walk outside and not see him anymore.

After that happened, Ben got very sick. He threw up for two days. Once he was finished and back to 100%, Sarah started to throw up.

Tyson is at University of LaVerne this entire week working on his doctorate.

Hopefully, we will all get better and I will have some fun new pictures to share soon!

Today, Tyson and I celebrated 11 years of marriage!

We went to dinner at one of our favorite places in Redlands, The Farm. We opted for the 5 course chef's tasting menu. It was fabulous! We had a fennel and beet salad, potato leek soup (my favorite...it was to die for!), an acorn squash tortellini with spaghetti squash and a beet reduction sauce, lamb and risotto (Tyson's favorite!), and a lemon curd with chocolate mousse for dessert. We had a great time talking, laughing, and enjoying the alone time together. It was a nice LONG meal with just us! (we don't get to enjoy many of those these days)!