Oh, No! Not Again!

This is the scene outside this morning. Ice and more ice. They're predicting another inch of ice this afternoon in another wave. Yikes!

Let it Snow!

As usual our weathermen have predicted 7-10" and we got closer to 1-2" of snow. Darn Ozark plateau! They called off school 2 hours early in anticipation of a big snow hit, talked about no school on Friday, and we got home to a mere dusting - I wouldn't want to be the weatherman right now. 24,000 school kids praying for you to go bald or something can't be great for you. We had some good snow fights anyways.

Cousin Sleepover Night!

We had promised that we would have a special sleepover for the cousins, and it turned out great. Big movies, lots of pizza, and repeated bouts of dress-up and dance made for a fun time for all. I think all the kids (and parents) slept well the next day!

St Louis Art Museum

We decided it was time to go back to the art museum on this trip. We found some really great stuff that we hadn't seen before. Man, your feet get tired after traipsing all over this place! The fountains actually had frozen water around them.

Temple Trip Weekend

We decided to spoil the kids a bit and arrive early for the youth temple trip this weekend. Priceline: $37 - That's a hard vacation to beat! Hannah is especially proud of her newfound swimming prowess.

We may get some weird weather in this state, but the winter sunsets can be very nice.
This has become one of the kids favorite pasttimes - watching for a nice sunset, then running for the camera.

Merry Christmas!

The best part has to be the giant hug piles of thanks each time!

Hannah is Five!

Hannah celebrated her birthday today. She is really hooked on anything 'princess' themed - I think Santa may have to follow-up on this...

Christmas Wish Lists

Hannah

sizes:
shirt - 7-8 (dress same)
pants - 6x-7
shoe - 13.5
lamp for room/nightlight
polly pockets
cinderella anything
princess toys
barbie movies
books
pink puppy
writing stuff

Benjamin

sizes:
shirt - L (14-16)
pants - 12
shoe - 7w
wii games - lego star wars, rayman 2, mario galaxy, mario olympics
wristwatch
football team jersey
star wars action figures (galactic heroes)
mp3 player


Nathan

sizes:
shirt - L (14-16)
pants - 12
shoe - 7w
wristwatch
wii games from Ben's list
jeans
books - Aragon, Eldest
rc helicopter

Kimberlie

sizes:
shirt - M-L
pants - 3-4
shoe - 8.5-9
Tamora Pierce books
pj bottoms
looming supplies
pom-pom maker
DS games - rayman, mario galaxy, avatar

Amber

sizes:
shirt - L
pants - 10L-12
shoe - 10
magnetix
stained glass coloring book
John Bytheway cds
Phantom music box
jeans
arts & crafts stuff

Catching Up!

Scrap one computer system! When an electrical surge wipes a motherboard, and a hard drive locks up in the same week, it must be time to upgrade. It does add some nice options to a computer system to pick out each piece, though!

Posting some pictures from Amber's birthday ice skating, a summer Lasers tennis match, and Hannah's first visit to her new preschool playground (what better place to get oriented?).

Benjamin's Baptism

The big day finally came for Benjamin this Saturday. He picked his favorite songs, speakers, participants, and got his own set of scriptures. Looks pretty snappy in his new suit, too!

Cousin Party!

We had a fun visit from our NY cousins this week. We went to Incredible Pizza Saturday night, and the pictures should speak for themselves.