First Big Snow of the 2008-2009 Winter

Well, I guess it is going to be a white Christmas. The forecast called for 6-10 inches of snow on Sunday but by Monday they had amended that to 8-14 inches. On Tuesday school was cancelled (group "Hooray" from the kids) and the adults were left to snowblow/shovel their collective ways out of their homes. Here are some shots of just how much snow 8-14 inches looks like.

The railing of the porch outside our bedroom.

Accumulated snow on the deck.

One of our trees. (That lump is our sandbox)

One very happy little girl.

Being Evil is Exhausting

I was working on the computer one afternoon after a particularly busy day and I heard what I thought was a snore. It couldn't be a snore though, it was 4pm, and the kids were playing in the den. Right??? I looked around me but there was nobody in sight. Then I heard it again. Definitely a snore. Hmmm. I looked under the table and laughed out loud.



He couldn't even be bothered to lay down on the floor. Just bent over a chair.

All of that evil planning takes a lot out of a guy.

6 Years Old

Our little girl is six! We are so happy to have made it to this milestone, with so many good memories along the way.

We had a great dinner of spaghetti and meatballs, Catherine's favorite, and all of the relatives came over for cake and ice cream. Here are some of the birthday highlights...

Ah yes, the Wall E dvd.

A fold out fairy book.

Good times with Aena and Quinn, Catherine's two bestest friends. (Catherine is so sweet, she told Quinn that she could blow out the candles on the cake.)

The three layer cake. Normal cakes have two layers but Liam decided to eat one of the layers from the first cake and mom had to make an entirely new cake so there were three layers. Thanks Liam.