Friday, February 20, 2009

Snowdays in MD!











This is for you Elena!! Her faithful prompt to update my blog has been my guilty conscience for at least a month now:)

My kids aren't even in sports yet and I still get behind, how is that possible? Where to begin? Oh yes, the title, the lovely

state of MD, or at least our Frederick County, doesn't handle snow very well. The kids, already have had 4 days of school closure and a couple late starts and early releases due to minimal amounts of snow. In their defense, the snow does sometimes turn to freezing rain which can be a bad combo for motorists and kids walking to school. So they err on the side of caution which might have us going to school even later than June 17, 2009. And don't even ask the kids how they feel about the last day of school in the middle of June. Notice the kids making snow angels in the grass, ha ha. They humored me. But a couple weeks later they really did get a day of fun to play in a few inches of white stuff. Britty was even out playing for who knows how long without one boot. Finally Jeff noticed, I had to run an errand, but it didn't stop him for long. A cup of hot cocoa and warming his foot in a bath was all he needed. Then back outside with all the kids. You would never know he was only 3. It wasn't good for building a snow man but great for sliding in our neighborhood. They had so much fun right here in our own backyard that later that evening they went out to enjoy one last round of sleding!!

1 comment:

Elena said...

Hooray!!!! I love it! Torbyn's sad book was too much. Poor little guy. Sooner than he knows it, he'll have forgotten Western living altogether. He'll be a true "Eastener". Good luck to Jadyn, of course he would get chosen, that little sponge brain! So cool. And Brittyn needs to come Kung-Fu with Carter. LOL!! So funny. Morgyn is looking too grown up. I can't believe it. My how time flies.

December 28, 2008

We are adjusting to life in Maryland! Morgyn is close enough to walk to school! Jadyn and Torbyn bus it to school! Brittyn and Mommy are home together having fun and Dad is learning the ropes with his new job. Jeff is also starting his second class towards his Masters with Gonzaga.

We had a great Christmas! Only half of our tree fit in the house. But we made it work. In the end it still filled our window and Jeff was satisfied.
Before Christmas we took a trip on the Metro to D.C. and saw our nations capital in person and of course the 76 ft tree from Montana! The kids also loved the Natural History Museum!
A couple of days before Christmas we also drove to the DC temple to enjoy the lights. Not exactly like Temple Square but it worked!
Morgyn represented our family well today with a great youth talk about service. She was very poised for her first talk in Sacrament Meeting.

One state down!

One state down!

Not too interesting

Not too interesting
Glad for the DVD player

The Land of Lincoln!

The Land of Lincoln!
We hit a day of snow!

This is Carthage Jail.

This is Carthage Jail.

Nauvoo Temple

Nauvoo Temple

The Mississippi!

The Mississippi!
Pioneers crossed from here!

Almost there!!

Almost there!!

We made it!

We made it!

This is the place!

This is the place!