Enjoying Snow Days!

Lydia and her snow cone!!!

Snow on March 13th!

We awoke to delighful surprise yesterday!  There was a lovely dusting of snow!  

A Day in the Snow!

Being so near the mountains, our family has enjoyed the deep snow in the winter. This year we were not able to go up there until it was spring here in the valley! It felt a little odd but it was so beautiful and enjoyable to see the lovely white of winter in the spring!

It was Emma's first time to see the cold white stuff!

Big girl!

There goes Taylor, down the hill.

Ben

We built this "fort" to block the very cold wind. It worked wonders!

Heather takes some air...

...which knocked her sun glasses down her nose!

Ben takes some air as well!

Gracie dug a snow cave and said it was very warm in there. When there is almost 4 feet of snow, you can do that!

You can't really tell but they are sitting in front of the "fort".

David and Keslie going down the hill together! She screamed all the way down! hehehe

That is the hill they were sledding on.

We all helped keep Emma warm and happy! She did amazingly well for a little lass out in the snow and cold! I didn't manage to get pictures of Sarah and Lydia, but they were with us enjoying the fun.

Floors, cabinets, trim and stairs!

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you all have a delightful time celebrating the birth of our Savior with your family and friends! May each of you reflect on the great riches we are given in Christ day by day! Here are a few pictures that have been taken around here the last couple of weeks.

For some reason we haven't been getting all the snow that has been falling everywhere around us, but we finally got a couple of inches! We are hoping for a white Christmas! Snow is such fun!)

Grandpa and Taylor heading to work! Grandpa cut his thumb really bad last week on sheet metal and ended up needing surgery to fix some tendons that were cut. The poor guy is so frustrated that he isn't able to use his right hand to work, so Taylor has become his hands! They said it would be in a splint for 6 to 8 weeks, and there is so much to do. We are praying that God would keep up his spirits and make things easy for him to work.

See the bag over his bandage? He didn't want to get it wet! He and Taylor are getting the heaters set up in this picture and they are up and running now!

The lights in our girls' room! I got these 1/2 off!

Dad working on the first of the wood floors! Yippy!

We needed to get the kitchen done because the cabinet guy was bringing the lower cabinets on Monday since the guys are coming to measure for the counter tops today!

Benjamin napping on the job!

Some snow here at home!

The main bath light fixtures!

The cabinets are here! They will darken a lot in about 6 months.

Bathroom cupboards! Yay!

Dad and Mr. K (who made the cabinets) talking over details!

Back to the kitchen! I love the large lazy susan and it's adjustable!

The main bath cabinets! (I did the grout all myself!)

Here is the trim for the windows! Grandpa is doing a great job and with a bad hand, he is amazing!

Yesterday, the guys started working on the stairs! It will be so fun to see them all done!

All the wood for the stairs!

Getting the island ready to be put in.

Thank you for taking the time to take a peek into our lives!
We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year! Blessings to you all!

Stairs and other things...

Are you all getting tired of the house pictures?!?!?!?!?! I do hope I am not boring you! Well, even if I am, here are some more! hehehehe! How is that for being friendly! :)

Mommy is excited!!!!! The stairs are half done!

Grandpa, mom and dad discussing things...A T-SHIRT on Daddy???? Yep, it's warming up around here, for now anyway!!

And our grandpa! :hugs:

Okay, okay, I'll post something other than house pictures since you all have been so patient!

Gracie took this of Lydia!

Does anyone know who this is? hehehehe! I don't! :)

This is how the work crew looks almost every day! WET!!!!! Grandpa, Dad, Benjamin, David (the road cone! That's for you Josh!) , and Taylor the "nut".

When it snowed we built a snow fort! They had great fun throwing snowballs...actually I think it wasn't just throwing the snowballs that was fun but hitting the enemy! lol! (The young man in yellow on the left is a neighbor, lest you wonder where we got him!)

A WHITE Winter Wonder Land! Pt.1

We woke up to a delightful surprise this fine morning! The ground was covered with a lovely blanket of snow! Over the next several hours we ended up with almost 6 inches! The day was filled with MUCH excitement and business as the children ran helter skelter, gathering their snow pants, boots, coats, hats, gloves and scarves.

The clearing in the woods in our back yard. (taken by daddy)

Lydia not liking the snow. She really didn't like being out there. I wonder if it was because she was so bundled up she couldn't move.... Really, she looked like a huge purple marshmallow! LOL

I think she's happy! What do you think?

Sarah, Lydia, Gracie and Benjamin enjoying the lovely freezing stuff falling from the sky.

The oak trees covered in snow.

Sarah dancing under the oaks!

I took some pictures of Heather! I think she looks like a poor Russian girl!

Thoughtful.

Then Heather took some of me!

I love the snow!

Trying to catch a piece!