Snow Day!

Well, we finally got some snow!  We thought it was just going to be ice.  On Monday night it iced and then on Tuesday night we got a little bit of snow on top.  So the kids wanted to go out and play in it.

Some snowball that Lydia found.

Ty "trying" to scrape together some snow for a snowball.

Finally got enough to make a snowball.

Oh, well, I am glad for what little snow we got.  It is so pretty and makes it feel like winter.

Fun for the Whole Family!

We were at a friend's house the other day and they all had homemade blow guns.  The kids all had a blast shooting darts at each other.

So Ty wanted one, too.  We ran over to Lowe's and bought one length (10 ft.) of 1/2 inch PVC pipe.  They cut it into 2 foot lengths at the store.  Then we bought a package of Nerf darts at Walmart.

Fun for the whole family for under $10!  But be careful, they do hurt (ask me how I know).  :)

Happy Birthday Ty!

First some fun at Incredible Pizza.

Then dinner at Chick Fil A.

Then home for cake.

Ty requested a Mars cake. We placed some Lego aliens and astronauts on it and some gum drops to look like energy crystals.

Ty blowing out all nine candles!

Happy New Year

Tonight we will be ringing in the New Year...AND...Ty's birthday.  We started a tradition a couple years ago of letting Ty stay up till midnight to see in the New Year and his birthday.  We watch a movie together.  This year it's Prince Caspian.

Puzzling Times

We have picked up puzzle-making as a family hobby. We did a 500-piece Christmas puzzle in the days leading up to Christmas and then were given another 500-piece puzzle for Christmas. It was a doozy! It is an Ansel Adams picture of Mt. McKinley, so it is all tones of black, white, grey, and dark brown. Oh, and every single piece is the same shape! I didn't know such a thing existed!

Well, I gave up half-way through. I was working on the white part of Wonder Lake and I had so many pieces in the wrong place (we noticed the next day in the daylight). I let Shane finish this one himself.

Super Underwear Girl

Lydia is really a super-hero--she's Super Underwear Girl. She only lets her true identity come out at home, when she's out and about, she keeps it hidden. But as SOON as we step in the house, the true identity comes out!

Ty went through this phase at this age, as well. I really thought that it would end once winter started, but I guess there's just too much crime to fight. :)

Oh, well, this way, I have WAY less laundry to do! :)

Gingerbread

Last year we started a tradition of making a gingerbread house at Christmastime.

Here is the house we made this year.

It was great fun!  And it is filling my living room with a wonderful aroma!