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It's a good thing we don't have to be anywhere today!

Yes, that is a tattoo in the middle of my son's forehead. Here is what he had to say about all of his tattoos (they are up both of his arms as well - he figured out how to put them on himself): "Daddy isn't even going to believe that I have all these tattoos. They make me so cool." He's right - I think Mike will be very surprised.

Man Cold

Mike was sick this last week and while he is nowhere near this bad, it always reminds me of this video that I saw on a friend's blog a while back:

Merry Christmas!

We had such a great Christmas! We had to wake the kids up at 8:30 because we were up and couldn't go back to sleep. I am assuming that this is the last year that will happen. We opened presents upstairs and played for a little while before we tooke them downstairs for the big surprise:

Mike and I have spent the last month getting the basement cleaned up and painted for the kids. We finished in time, although there are still some small things to be taken care of. The ball pit is a definite hit and Carter loves the blowup fire house. I am hoping that they will have more to do in the house besides watch TV now.


These are some of my proudest accomplishments (the aprons, not the kids :)). I made them aprons with 'Sous Chef Carter" and "Sous Chef Samantha" embroidered on them. They are super cute. That toy kitchen came in about 1000 pieces. It took me almost 2 hours to assemble, and I am pretty good at assembling things.

Above and beyond the toys and gifts we have been so blessed this year. We are all healthy, we have enough to eat, and we have a warm home. Mike has a good job that he does well at and we have the gospel in our home. We are so grateful especially at this time for our Savior and his life. May God bless you and your family the way he has blessed ours!

Sledding!

I guess the one positive thing about all this snow is that we have enough to make a little sleeding hill in our front yard. Who needs to leave the yard for wintertime fun?

Happy Birthday Carter!

This is late, but here's to one of the funniest little guys I know. He is always thinking, and he always keeps us on our toes. He is very thoughtful and can be a fierce protector when it comes to Samantha. He loves all things boy, but that doesn't stop him from enjoying Tinkerbell or a great tea party occasionally. He loves to learn and is very persistent when it comes to getting something down. He is an awesome helper ("friends help friends, mom"), especially in the kitchen. He brings excitement to everything he does, and our family wouldn't be complete without him. Happy birthday little man!

Thanks, Aunt Amber for the Hulk Hands! He loves them!

Jealous?

We had our snow day on Friday and now it looks like tomorrow will be a cold day. This is from weather.com:

WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND STRENGTHEN IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE STRONG COLD FRONT TO 20 TO 30 MPH... WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET FROM THE 20S INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND SUCH STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 34 DEGREES BELOW ZERO BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 34 BELOW. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS... MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

Seriously? Negative 20-30??? Plus 2-4 inches of snow on top of the foot we got on Friday??? Shouldn't they cancel church? Shouldn't they cancel everything?