Evan and Brady in the Snow

Since it's been a winter wonderland, Evan and Brady have gotten to experience the CO snow.

Evan's favorite thing to do is eat the snow. He'd run from one end of the yard to the other tasting the snow. "Evan, what does snow taste like?" "Taste like ice cream."

Brady wasn't down the first time we went out. It doesn't help that he refuses to wear gloves. He was so upset, that by the time we got inside, he just fell asleep.

Here is our poor attempt at a snowman. I stress "poor"
You can't really tell, but Evan also made a snow angel.
The next time we went out, Brady was much happier. He even tasted the snow too. He mostly just hung out on the patio. It is so nice having a covered patio.

Evan in the snow. I got tons of pictures. Here are a few.

Uh oh, Evan prepping the snow ball..."Gotcha Mommy"

Then back inside for some hot chocolate.
We were outside for almost two hours. But the last storm that came through has made it too cold to play. But it's been fun!

Snowy Colorado

It has been so cold and snowy here. It wasn't too bad the first time it snowed. By noon, the snow had melted off the deck and roads. But the arctic storms that are passing through make is super cold (-8 at night and 1 during the day). But the snow is really pretty, especially on the mountains. Here are just some pictures I took in the backyard and out the windows. There are tons. Enjoy!

Thanksgiving in T-town

We spent Thanksgiving in Ohio. It was really fun getting to hang out and see everyone. But the biggest accomplishment of the trip was that I cooked my first turkey, and it didn't turn out half bad! Thanks, Ate, for the recipe and guidance. I was so nervous.




Tita Minic and her husband Walter drove from PA to see us. So it was nice getting to spend time with them too. Tita Minic is in amazing shape. She looked great!

Brett sprained his ankle at the Toledo 1st Ward Turkey Bowl. Nice. But he was very helpful anyway during the trip fixing computer issues and even the upstairs shower. Here's Brady cruising around. That boy loves to walk around.

Evan and Gabriel had so much fun playing with each other. We're always really sad to split those two up. They just play so well. Evan misses Gabriel! But I definitely don't miss having to watch Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

All in all, it was a fun trip. I got to see some old friends and catch up a little bit. Toledo is Toledo, but it's always nice to go home.

We see the light...Lysle has come through

So I usually only post because I have pictures but not this time. Lysle has been MIA for the past week since he had pass/fail for his thesis. This means he presents to the board and they tell him if he can present his FINAL thesis/presentation on January 10th. Kaori has been a mess without him. Seriously, she gets very sad and she doesn't function for me. We had a couple of yelling wars. Yes, it has already started. ANYWAY....he passed...so this just means he gets to be MIA until January 10th. We are so proud of him and can't wait to have him back.

The other thing....Lysle has also been able to provide us with a boy in April. I call this "light at the end" because we will be done. We were at the doctor today and he told me that if it was a boy then he would buy me something....but if it is a girl, to bad. So...now the dilemma...what do I ask for?