When you're handed snow make snowmen or ice cream

snow ice cream
even Pia liked it
Big grins
she ate the whole thing
NO yellow snow
getting the snow
the gear


The mid west just got dumped on! I don't even know how much snow we actually got but it is amazing. I think it broke the record for our state. I grew up with snow cold weather and winter 7 months out of the year. I now live far from home and we are lucky to get a couple inches a year.

This week though has been amazing. I look out my windows and I would swear I was anywhere but here. The streets are covered in snow. I haven't bee able to get my car out the driveway for 5days or more.

It is fun though knowing this will probably be once in a lifetime. A friend told me about a fun snow activity I had never heard of. Making ice cream out of snow. My children are young and they love the snow but I was so unprepared. All we have are rain boots, only one of children has a "real" coat and our gloves are fleece for warmth not waterproof for snow. So this was the perfect activity for us.

Wow Mommy that is AW. Some

Our driveway
a look down our street
My Knight in Nikes digging us out
We knew a storm was coming through the night but we had no idea what we would wake up to the next morning. This morning we looked out the window to see TONS I mean TONS of snow! We were so unprepared with gear. I had gone to the store and gotten food etc... but we have no sleds no snow pants etc... I did my best with what we have because the kids wanted to go on a snow hike. They started this last Christmas when we were in PA visiting my parents.

My father LOVES to hike and he loves to take the kids when we come. Normally it is spring, summer fall but we did manage to head back last year for Christmas. He took them on their normal spring hike but this time it was covered in snow thus the snow hike. Living in OK we rarely get snow and we NEVER get it like this!

Anyway I got out all the gear I could to pile on them and off we went into the winter wonderland. Caleb buried waist deep in snow soon realized this pretty white fluffy stuff was a lot cooler when it wasn't down his boots covering his legs and falling to the point he couldn't see. We made it to the end of our driveway not kidding probably 15ft before everyone was following me back inside I was going to get the camera they were coming back in!

So the snow hike was very short to the end of the driveway and back 30ft tops! Oh well Daddy made chili we ordered Secretariat on paper view and had a wonderful day trapped inside enjoying the snow through the windows.

Oh the title for this blog is what Caleb said to me when he was up extra early this morning at a little before 7. We got to open the front door and check out the snow before all the other sleepy heads and he said WOW MOmmy that is AW. SOME so cute love that little dude!

Accidents Happen

When Daddy is around there is a lot more wrestling, running, jumping and rough-housing and of course with all of those things accidents happen. Kyan had been gone the last couple days and when he got home the amigo's were wild and wanting the rumpus to start!! I am not quite sure what game was being played maybe the "blob" ( Kyan goes under a blanket and as the kids run by he sucks them into the blob tickles them and spits them out from under the blanket) Maybe it was just an ol' fashion race, or jumping from the table to the couch not sure.

I was sure however that something bad happened when I heard Khloe say. "OW that really hurt!!" There was a silent loooong pause and then a scream! Te I hold my breath until I can unleash the war cry kind of scream. It was Caleb poor Caleb. Some how is lip met her knee and the rest is history...game over!

After his lip had stopped bleeding and a few minutes passed I was able to with out guilt take a few sweet pictures of his first fat lip.

At least it happened during a game and not a fight!

Cutest Tush in Town

There is really nothing like a baby, is there? I can't think of any other feet I would like to kiss or put in my mouth to munch. No other nose I would wipe with my bear fingers. No other open mouth I would let give me a slobbery, droolie kiss and NO other tush in town that I love more than this one...well except the other 2 amigos, but you get it. There is nothing like a baby.

I was watching sweet Pia crawl across the floor that tiny little tush rocking side to side with every pitter patter step. It is so cute! I often think of how she feels like warm homemade bread, so soft and squishy like a buttery dinner roll. There is truly nothing like a baby.

With this being my last child I can't help but soak in the babyness that surrounds her. The little lips that pout just right, the button nose, the big blue eyes the buttery cheeks, the swollen belly that fits perfectly into the palm of my hand and never needs sucked in. The square puffy feet that have never walked, the ruff patches on her knees that crawl miles before they straighten out to walk and that tiny tush, that sweet sweet nothing like it babyness.

SnOw DaY

after the snow for hot coco
cooling it off
snowflake princess
he was cold and yes a little bit cranky
BOOTS
cheesing it up for the snow
snow kissed
BOOTS
trying to catch flakes

Today we woke up to a very light dusting of snow on the ground. Fingers crossed that the afternoon would bring more flakes, maybe even enough to cover the ground. After Khloe and I finished school and Caleb woke up from his nap, heavier larger flakes began to fall.

The ground was by no means covered but it was still fun to have the little bit we got.

Tower of babel, what I want to know?

I had to write this so I won't forget. Khloe at dinner tonight asked me, "Before the Tower of Babel, did dogs speak english." I bust out laughing, she said, "What, I want to know. Was it dogs and animals too or just people? I mean, I know it wasn't trees in' stuff."

SOOOOOO stickin' cute!!

Homeschool days

The daily grind...
Hard at work copying her weekly Proverb. This week is Proverbs 11:25
What other little girl gets to bring her dog to school everyday?

Back from break! YES, homeschooler's get Christmas break too ;) I am sure Mom's that have their kids in school have an adjustment period for when their kids are out of school and home and then of course when they go back. Rushing around in mornings fixing lunches, combing hair, packing backpacks and the CARLINE!

Where I don't have those things I do have the motivation issue. Over break it was nothing for us to be in PJ's till noon or all day for that matter. Eat breakfast watch TV relax do nothing or everything except for SCHOOL! Monday however we got back to the daily grind, I gave myself a little pep talk Sunday night! It didn't help of course that husband left that day for 7 days after being gone more than home the month of December. I read over the lesson plans and actually counted how many days we have left...geez we may in school til July (JK Mom, we are on track, its just a LONG track)

I did notice today Wednesday that it hasn't been that hard to get back to it. I have started doing some activities with Caleb so he has officially started school too. He is enjoying it and so is Khloe. Who wouldn't like school when every time you do something right you have a cheering section (Khloe and I) and high fives around the house!

I am more than pleased with how schooling Khloe has gone so far. I never in a million years would have imagined I would be doing it but here we are and it is going GREAT! Half way through and running strong!