Our first snow of the 2011

We woke up to snow this morning. The kids were thrilled. I was not. There wasn't much but as always school was cancelled because the roads had iced over before the snow fell. It is beautiful. I even have to admit that.We found the snow clothes and the girls played outside for the morning.

Connor is like me and opted to stay inside. I wouldn't chose to cuddle with the dog however.As long as I can look at it, I like it.

They had a good time and then the snow melted.

Another Milestone

Connor had a few friends over for a day of gaming. We didn't tell them it was for his birthday!

We figured he really didn't need anything and it was fun to have some friends over. I liked this approach! They had pizza, soda, and plenty of game time before we pulled out his cake and presents. The cake looked hideous besides being the wrong thing. Connor wanted a Green Bay Packers logo and I ended up doing an Oregon Ducks O before Pete came home and reminded me of what it was supposed to be! The filling while yummy was spilling out of the middle and the frosting job was sub-par but because Connor is Connor he said it was great, gave me a hug and loved it anyway. I really am a lucky mom. Connor had no idea what he was getting for his birthday so I was really excited for Pete and I to give this to him....

Fast forward to today, Connor was ordained a Teacher. I can't believe he is already 14. He also talked in Sacrament Meeting today and did a fantastic job. I'm so proud of him. He is a really good speaker. He is growing up fast and what's even scarier is that we only have about 4 summer's or so to have some fun vacations with him before he's ready to head off to college! We'd better start planning now! Love you boy!!

A Weekend Getaway!

We headed out to the coast with the Churches for a kid free retreat. It was a nice break and the weather held out for us. The rain only hit when it didn't matter. We went to Seaside and then down the road to Hug Point. We had never been there before.A little further down the road was a spot a lady told us about. It was a nice trail down to the beach. (I can't remember what the name was...)We enjoyed our time away and are thankful that Mike and Kim were willing to watch the kids. THANK YOU!