THE BIG ONE!!!!

We have not had a big snow for a few years but boy did it make up for it this weekend.  I am not sure how much snow there was at our house - you can't tell because the wind blows so much.  Charlie said that on Saturday morning there was 8 inches on the back of his truck.  April said there was ten inches at her house.   The US mail did not run by our house on Saturday, but the paper man did.  What was up with that?  These pictures are  of our venture out into the frozen tundra.

Christmas Party

We had a Christmas party for a few of Brady's friends.  Abbie, Bradin, Ethan and Sam came over for fun, cookie decorating and lunch.  They had a blast.  (The mom's had a good time too - decorating the left over cookies and eating them.  It is nice to have an adult conversation!).  Baby Mollie came too and enjoyed being held and watching Mickey Mouse while the older kids played.

Happy 26th Birthday Unc!

Brady, Ethan and Caleb













Brady and Mom - wonder why he loves to stay with her? 

















Jimmy and Heather






My sweet brother Jimmy turned 26 on December 6.  We went to Fatz Cafe to celebrate.  Happy Birthday to my favorite brother!

First Snow - December 4

Brady, Charlie and Chipper braved the elements to frolick in the first snow of the season.  Little did we know what would be looming a few weeks later.....

Super Awesome Birthday Present

This is my super awesome birthday present from Mom.  It is a docking station/alarm clock for my Sony Walkman MP3 player.  I LOVE IT!!  Thank you Mom!!

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving!  We have just finished a huge meal.  Mom said that we were going to keep it simple this year but I think that we had more food than ever.  I am thankful for my wonderful family, friends and the many blessings that the Lord has bestowed on me.  As our pastor said last week, if we live in America we are some of the wealthiest people in the world!

Here are a few photos that April took last weekend of Brady and Jimmy & Heather:

Happy Birthday To Me!

I celebrated my 39th birthday this week.  I have decided that this entire year will be a celebration.  It started with a party at McDonalds, complete with cake and a balloon.  This was the first time I ever had a McDonalds birthday party!  It was very exciting.  The guest list included Brady, Charlie, Abbie, Mollie, Jennifer, Pat and Mom.  We had a very good time!

The only thing about being 39 is that no one believes that you are actually 39 - they think that your are lying because you are actually older.  When people have asked my age and I tell them - I get the "Yeah, right".  I think I should just tell them that I am 37, then maybe I would not get the doubtful comments.

The main celebration is going to be in April, when I get to see Bon Jovi - a dream of mine!