The Great Snowfall

Our second snowfall of the season proved to be even better than the first snowfall. It snowed over night on sunday and into the day on Monday. We got 6 -7 inches on the ground. A record for Anderson, I'm sure. Needless to say, Anderson is completely shut down. So No School!! Yeah!!

The driveway is buried so we aren't going anywhere anyway. We just had fun with the fluffy snow.

Marianne thought to make some snow cream out of our freshly fallen, deep snow.

Tips: Use plastic bowl, plastic measuring cup, and wooden spoon, and mix outside

Yummy

She finished up mixing it inside, then we ate it for lunch. It was soooo good!!! You should make some.

8 cups of snow

1 cup milk

1 cup sugar

2 tbsp vanilla

Yum, yum!!

The dogs had a blast too.

I had called in sick on Thursday and Friday last week, so this has really given me an extended vacation. We had Christmas break, then I worked 3 days and have been off ever since. Friday this week is an unpaid teacher work day and Monday is a school holiday because of stupid Martin Luther King Day. So, we are hoping for no school at all until January 18.

Christmas Came and Went

Sorry for the delay in posting. We had telephone problems, then internet problems, and then modem problems....still having router problems.

After Christmas, Logan and Andy were both here. It was really great to have Andy here, even if his visit was too short.

Logan was with us for a few days over the break, he wasn't feeling good and couldn't go to the day care. But he enjoyed playing the piano.

His Auntie Marianne tried to make him happy, too. She is a very good Auntie.

Great Uncle Andy and Logan.

We had our very first white Christmas this year. Even Gracie played in the snow this time, which was very, very unusual for her. (She didn't like it so much after snowballs accumulated on her long hair.)

Sarah enjoyed the snow. It was her first time seeing snow.

Sarah is growing and getting more beautiful every day.

She moves so nice!

Charlie and Sarah played in the snow for hours. Kellie opted out and stayed in the house this time.

Christmas day got off to a late start as we waited for Tim, Mickie, and Logan to get here. Barry and Alesia were here, too. They even decorated gingerbread men with us on Christmas eve.

Sarah and Charlie, waiting for Christmas to come.

Marianne thought she should pick Sarah up to give you a size comparison and demonstrate how much she has grown.

Sarah is now taller than Charlie, but Charlie is definitely longer and wider.