Presidents Day

Because I will be in Arizona on Presidents Day and won't be able to post anything, I am going to share my thoughts now. Last summer I had the opportunity to go to Mt. Rushmore with Mark and our boys and my parents. It was kind of a last minute trip and since none of us had ever been there before we were hoping that it was going to be worth the 6 hour drive from Denver. I can tell you that we were not disappointed it was AWESOME! Seeing those carvings in person is 100% different than seeing pictures. The feeling of patriotism was overwhelming. We did the museum tour where you learn all about the amazing history behind the carvings. Before we got there we thought that we would stay for maybe 30 minutes just to look at the mountain, but we ended up staying for hours. My boys loved it and ask when we are going back, they can even tell you the names of the presidents! (FYI- from left to right-Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, Lincoln) Right now with all of the Presidential Election chaos going on, I like to remember Mt. Rushmore and remember the history of this country and the sacrifice that our forefathers went through so that we could live like we do now. I really hope that as citizens we can find some way to stand up for what we believe is right and protect what these men fought so hard to give us. Lets keep America the great nation that it is so that we can always be Proud to be Americans!

Funny even when sick...

Colby woke up yesterday with a very high fever and just not feeling well at all. When Mark told him that he didn't have to go to church, he pumped his fist in the air and said, "yes!" So this morning when he woke up he still had a fever and was still quite sick. He was so excited that he didn't have to go to school. Out of the blue he started telling me that he "hates movies with happy endings!" He says that those kinds of movies are not good because the people are all happy and lovey and kissing and hugging. Where in the world did he come up with this idea??? He said that he liked Scooby Doo so much because it just has normal endings! Kids are funny even when they are sick! These are some of my favorite pictures of Colby from last year.

I Love this Kid!

Today after Cameron got home from school, he was very bored because Colby is really sick and couldn't play with him. So mom had to be his play mate. We had a snowball fight, made macaroni neclaces, and fixed dinner. While we were fixing dinner Cam said "I am talking a lot. I am going to quit talking, I'm sick of hearing my voice!" I could only laugh and agree that he sure was talking a lot. Not talking only lasted about 15seconds though. The only time the boy is quiet is when he is asleep. Since I don't have fun new pictures to post, I put these from last year, they are some of my favorites from the Denver Zoo.

My Lamp Post

If I wait any longer to dig to my lamp post it is going to be totally burried by snow. This is another picture to show just how much snow we got last Sunday. (Again the pictures were taken 5 days apart.) In this picture you can't see the park bench anymore. To see the picture from before just scroll down a little.

Big Storm

Last Sunday we had the biggest snow storm we have had this year. Church was even cancelled, now how much snow does it take for that to happen? These two pictures show how much snow we had in this one storm. I took the top picture on January 29th and the bottom one on February 3rd. Crazy crazy snow!

Two Months Old

This baby makes me smile all day long. He is so darn cute and sweet and fun! He is talking and cooing and even laughed yesterday. He has also started to stare at his fists and get this look on his face like "I really want to put that thing in my mouth." I know it won't be long until he is crawling and walking and turning a year old, so for now I am just enjoying every minute.

Finally Broke 40

Today for the first time in I don't know how long we actually got above 40degrees(I think we hit 41)!!!!!!!! It was a wonderful, wonderful thing to see the snow and ice start to melt, and be able to see parts of my driveway. Even though the sun was blinding with the glare off the snow, and the roads are so wet and cars so so dirty, it was great to have the sun!! We just might have an end to this winter, but just in case I am going to knock on wood!!

I found it!!!!!

I finally saw Mr. Tumnus today and he helped me find the lamp post so we could get out of here. However, it make take a few days to dig our way to it.

Has Anyone ever been to Narnia?

I'll bet that you all just thought you knew where we lived, but I think it's time you all knew that we live in Narnia. We have huge Ice Palaces, and even an evil Queen. I mean come on, look at all this snow. I took these pictures yesterday and then last night we got another foot of snow. It's never going to stop snowing!!!!!

I mean just look at this. Like this gate I feel snowed in, literally!

This is how we get to our house! Well, we don't actually have to use snowmobiles, but some people do. Some days though, my steep driveway is so icy I have to park my car on the street.






This is my sons school. He brings his sled to school to play with at recess. When I think that it is going to be to cold to play outside, he says, "mom, we only have to stay in if it is below 10 degrees outside." Duh mom, it's only cold below 10 degrees!