December 2nd 2010

Today we had a significant snowfall and accumulation.

Bella loves ♥ the snow.

The cat Fatty, not so sure yet, we think this is his first Winter.

Some video to show you how funny the animals are in the snow.

The kitty must think that the snow is just a big cold litter box.

It took him a long time to adjust and actually go walk out into the snow.

Do not worry, I did feed the children after this video was shot.

I love watching the animals play with each other as they now do every time they go outside together.

December 1st 2010

After all the rain we were having we finally got some real sticking snow.

woke up in the morning and saw a sheet of white. The kids were so excited and already wanted to make a snowman and we didn't even have enough snow collected.

This is the lake that collected and started to freeze over in my neighbors yard.

This is the bush near the front porch.

The front of the house.

and our lightly dusted tree....

Momma don't let your babies grow up to be Cowboys.

There is a picture of my husband with a cowboy hat on that I will have to find and scan and later post. The apple really doesn't fall far from the tree.

He loves to get out the guitar & make up songs with his hat on.

Of course he also loves to be in front of a camera too.

Wonder if he will grow up to be a performer.

This one is my favorite.

Look out country musicians...Marcel is on the prowl.

HARRY POTTER WEEKEND NOV 13 & 14

WE WENT TO THE 2ND ANNUAL HARRY POTTER PARTY AT THE LIBRARY.

WE GOT THERE LATE AND MISSED THE COSTUME CONTEST...DARN IT.

MY 2 HARRY'S

DIAGRAM OF THE LIBRARY SET UP.

THE BOYS MADE WANDS AND WE BOUGHT A FEW BOOKS FROM THE BOOK SALE.

ON A FUN NOTE & UNKNOWN AT THE TIME, WE WENT TO PICK UP MOVIE PASSES FOR A SPECIAL SCREENING OF HARRY POTTER 1 FOR THE NEXT DAY.

THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUN TO SEE HARRY ON THE BIG SCREEN SINCE THE FIRST 4 MOVIES WERE RELEASED BEFORE THE BOYS HAD ANY REAL INTEREST IN HARRY POTTER.

WHEN SUNDAY ROLLED AROUND IT CAME TO MY ATTENTION THAT IT WAS A SPECIAL FREE SCREENING FOR HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1, NOT THE FIRST MOVIE LIKE I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT.

SINCE IT WAS A SPECIAL SCREENING BEFORE THE MOVIES NATIONAL RELEASE DATE ALL CELL PHONES AND CAMERAS WERE CONFISCATED SO I HAVE NO PICTURES OF THE KIDS DRESSED UP OR OF THE COSTUME CONTEST THAT RONAN WON 2ND PLACE IN.

WE ALSO ALL RECEIVED MOVIE PASSES FOR COMING IN CHARACTER...

NOT A BAD WEEKEND AT ALL.

END OFSOCCER SEASON PARTY

NOVEMBER 3RD

MATTS SECOND SEASON OF SOCCER.

I THINK HE HAD THE MOST FUN BECAUSE DAD WAS HOME FOR HIS GAMES.

STOP TAKING MY PICTURE MOM...WHEN ARE THEY GONNA GIVE US FOOD.

SERIOUSLY...I HATE PICTURES MOM

HALLOWEEN PART 2- NIGHTTIME

IT WAS SO COLD WE ALMOST DIDN'T GO OUT.

LORD KNOWS WE HAD ENOUGH CANDY FROM THE WEEKS PREVIOUS.

WE WERE ALL LAYERED AND IT WAS STILL SUPER COLD.

I HAVE NO PICTURES OF US DURING THE 45 MINUTE TRICK OR TREATING, BUT HERE IS A FEW I TOOK WHEN WE WENT OVER TO OUR FRIENDS HOUSE FOR DINNER AND TO PASS OUT CANDY.

FIRST IS A SHOT OF OUR KITTY, FATTY.

CANT HAVE A REAL HALLOWEEN WITHOUT SEEING A BLACK CAT.

MARKY

RONAN

MATTY

KIND OF A WEAK POST, BUT ITS HOW WE ENDED THE NIGHT....IT WAS TOO COLD TO BE OUT ANY LONGER....AND THEY GOT WAY TOO MUCH CANDY EVEN STILL.

MARK TOOK MOST OF THE CANDY TO WORK SO WE DIDN'T OVERDOSE INTO A CANDY COMA THROUGHOUT NOVEMBER.

HALLOWEEN PART 1- DAYTIME

WOKE UP ON OCTOBER 31ST...LOOKED OUTSIDE AND KNEW, IT WAS GONNA BE A VERY COLD NIGHT.

THE WEATHER PEOPLE HAD BEEN GETTING IT WRONG ALMOST ALL MONTH TELLING US THAT WE WERE GONNA HAVE SNOW SHOWERS AND THAT WE WOULD HAVE SNOW ON THE GROUND FOR HALLOWEEN...AND I ALMOST BELIEVED THEM, BECAUSE AROUND 11am I SAW THIS.
THE LITTLE WHITE SPECS ARE SNOWFLAKES.

WE HAVE A NURSERY THAT ALWAYS HAS A MAZE SO WE DECIDED TO GET THE BOYS OUT OF THE HOUSE.

I ALMOST THOUGHT IT WAS SPRING FOR A MOMENT WHEN I SAW THIS PLANT.

THEY HAD SO MANY OF THEM ON DISPLAY AND I GOT SAD BECAUSE I CANT PLANT THEM OR TAKE THEM WITH ME.

THE SNOW FALL HAS SUBSIDED AND ACTUALLY STOPPED WHEN WE LEFT OUR HOUSE, BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN WE HEARD A CRAZY WHOOSH BLOW THROUGH AND THIS IS WHAT IT WAS.

CRAP...IT WAS STARTING TO COME DOWN AND STICK !!!

SO WE DECIDED TO STICK AROUND FOR A WHILE AND RIDE IT OUT.

THE MAZE.

I WANT THIS GARGOYLE IN MY NEXT YARD...BUT HE COSTS ALOT OF MONEY....AND I REALLY WANT 2.



MY BOYS.

IT SERIOUSLY LOOKED MORE LIKE THEY WERE SET UP FOR SPRING IN THERE, ESPECIALLY WHEN I HAPPENED UPON THESE BEAUTIES IN THE GIFT AREA.

THESE ARE CARVED FROM GOURDS AND PUMPKINS...AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT THEY TOLD ME...I THINK THEY ARE TOO PRETTY AND WAY PRICEY TOO.

THE HALLOWEEN ONES ARE AWESOME...AND I THINK ONE OF THEM LOOKS LIKE MY PUMPKIN I JUST CARVED.

THEY EVEN HAD CHRISTMAS ONES TOO !!

I CAUGHT BACK UP WITH THE BOYS AND WE DECIDED WE SHOULD HEAD HOME SINCE WE HAD BEEN OUT FOR A WHILE, BUT SINCE THIS WAS THE FIRST SNOW WE LET THEM PLAY ALITTLE.

HERE IS MY SPECIAL CHILD CATCHING SNOWFLAKES WITH HIS TONGUE.

THE SNOWFALL DIDN'T LAST, AND I AM GLAD...I DON'T WANT TO SEE SNOW TIL WE GET TO GERMANY, BUT I KNOW THAT IS WISHFUL THINKING.

AS A MATTER OF FACT...THIS SNOW WAS GONE BY TRICK OR TREAT TIME AND WE HAD A CLEAR BUT SUPER COLD ALL HALLOWS EVE.