Snow - finally!!

Yes, we finally got some snow!  We were so hoping that it would come during Christmas holidays but it didn't.  We were beginning to wonder if this might a 'no-snow' year! But it did come.  So, out the kids went!  It was a very wet snow which meant it was good for making things but very heavy for shovelling (a good husband job, I think!)  They are forecasting some more to come later this week.  We're hopin'!

Kendra's snowman, which looks pretty good until . . .

you see her beside it and realize that it is a very mini-snowman!  Still a pretty nice one though!

Owen doing his part to help out his dad shovel the driveway.

Jocelyn just trying to figure out what all the fuss is about but eventually quite enjoying herself!

Birthdays and snow days

4 years ago, God blessed our family with a beautiful baby boy! We loved him instantly and we continue to love him more and more!He is no longer a baby but a definite a boy! He loves his cars and trucks and loves anything with letters or numbers. He is full of unique personality and we can't wait to see what his 4th year has in store for him!

On the weekend when he was born, there was lots and lots of snow . . .

. . . and now 4 years later we have snow again!! The kids had a great time yesterday playing in the snow, helping to shovel the driveway . . .

make snow angels . . .

getting buried in the snow . . .

. . . or just trying to figure our what all that white stuff was outside!

Too bad it is almost all gone again this morning. Welcome to life in southern B.C. !

Snow, snow and more snow!

Okay, so we wanted a white Christmas but this is enough already!! For the past 2 days it has pretty much been snowing non-stop here. This year is officially the 'whitest Christmas on record' in the Lower Mainland. As much as it does put a wrench into travel plans, it sure does look beautiful! I think we may just be spending a quiet day at home, in our warm house, just the 4 of us! Merry Christmas to everyone! Enjoy the day remembering the special gift we received over 2000 years ago!

The back yard.

The small bump on the left is one of the kids' ride-on toys, completely buried!!

SNOW!!!!!

We finally got some snow so of course we had to play in it!! I know for some people who have snow all the time, this is not a big deal but around here it is! So, I pulled out the snow pants and the mitts and toques and we headed outside. Owen wasn't too sure about all the stuff he had to wear but I think he appreciated it once he outside. Kendra was a little dissapointed that it wasn't very good snow for a snow man but she soon found other things to do with it!!
Ready to head out into the snow!

Kendra helping mommy shovel the driveway. This was just the first small dump of snow. The bulk of it came later and then daddy shoveled the driveway again!

Fun in the snow!

With all the snow we had here in the past week, we managed to get outside and play for while. The one day we went outside, it had snowed the light, fluffy kind of snow. Kendra was quite disappointed at first when she was unable to make a snowman or even a snowball! "Mommy, this snow doesn't work right!" However, after some time, she figured out that there were other things to do in the snow besides making snowmen, like making snow angels!!

Yes, Owen is wearing pink boots! That was all I had in the house that fit him. We went out and bought him a red pair the next day!!