Snow Days

What a week!

Monday:  Phillip and the girls were home Monday due to the holiday (I had to work).

Tuesday:  A normal day for us - work and school.

Wednesday:  Freezing rain - nothing major but enough to keep us all home.  Phillip worked while I wrangled the kids.  Church was cancelled.

Thursday:  A normal day - work and school.

Friday:  Another stay-at-home day but this time we got real snow.  Phillip was able to work from home again.

Saturday:  Highlights: We played in the snow, watched DuckTales and went to Kroger that evening.

Sunday (yesterday):  Church, Teacher Appreciation Luncheon, Singing at NHC (Ellen), Lads to Leaders (Ellen, her first time), an afternoon of laundry, cooking and watching football (from the kitchen), church (we taught Children's Bible Hour), fellowship meal with our visitation group (we are back in the program after taking a 5 year break) and then more football.

Each of our favorite teams are headed to the Super Bowl!  One of us will be happy no matter who wins :)

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To recap...

It snowed!  The girls only went to school 2 days last week, I worked 3 days and Phillip worked 4 days, 2 at home and 2 at the office.

I don't think we could have fit another activity (or chore) into our Sunday.

We are a house divided.  (Go Broncos!)

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Round One: Friday

Ellen checking to see if the snow is play-worthy

She decided it was, so back inside they went for gloves and boots (Ellen) and more layers (Lilly)

Now she's ready :)

Round 2

Post snow angel

Sledding at the house next door
(steeper driveway and no one is currently living there #winwin)

Phillip took a break and joined us outside

Round 3: Saturday

Wipe out

Neighbor's yard

Ellen's turn

Lilly put her face in the snow just for fun

Just sitting on a pile of snow...

Lilly calling it quits

"Can somebody let me in?"

Happy and free

(I didn't run through the aisles but it was nice to get out of the house.)

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"I'm not going out in the snow ever again!" - Lilly, every time she came inside after playing in the snow.  Time heals all wounds :)

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School was out again today but we sent Ellen to SACC.  Lilly had a 2 hour delay.  It will be business as usual tomorrow.

It was fun while it lasted!

Four and Fabulous

We celebrated Lilly's birthday this past Saturday.  She opened presents* - Yoshi's Woolly World (game for Wii U), flipeez hat (thanks for the suggestion Hannah), new dress and leggings (which she wanted to wear that day), dry erase markers, puzzle, ball and a beanie boo from Aunt Diane - and then we met Kendra and Laurie at Chuck E. Cheese where we racked up a lot of tickets.  Laurie and Kendra have a gift :)

*Previously opened (on her actual birthday): Cowgirl hat with bandanna and a Laurie Berkner CD from Andrea and Caleb (all big hits), horse on a stick from us (after she opened the cowgirl hat we decided to go ahead and give her the horse-it was the right thing to do), card from Mom and Dad with money for new shoes (we are going to take Lilly shopping this weekend) and a magnetic dress-up doll set from Nana and Grandpa.  They also sent FlashPads for both of the girls.

Taken only moments before the tissue paper went flying :)  Laurie gave Lilly a huge coloring book, lots of markers (including marker stampers) and a cute activity book.  Kendra gave her a horse that she can brush and play with.

It was at this point we decided it was time for lunch

So after cashing in at Chuck E. Cheese, we went to Brixx and then to Krispy Kreme for a treat (no cake this year)

Happy birthday to our favorite four year old!