ANOTHER Snow Day

So today was our THIRD snow day of the year. That's in addition to the two late starts, and one early dismissal we've had. Ted even stayed home! I think this is only the second time in his career that he has stayed home due to weather. The unofficial count as of this hour is about 13 inches, but just south of us, it's 20 inches. Today was FULL of adventure!!

Here are Ted and Steve, of the Munson Family, our great new neighbors! They decided to WALK to the local pharmacy this morning, which is about six blocks away. TWO hours later they return, and had visited many of the local hot spots in the snow storm. Ya know, the American Family agency, whose agent is another neighbor, the GROCERY STORE, which is waaaay farther than six blocks.

Our snow hikers after they returned

Then, Ted got busy cooking in the kitchen for our lunch. He made omlets for us--cute chick on the left is Steve's wife, Melissa. She is a high school math teacher, and I may become her aide because I'm so good at math.

Baxtie had a really stressful day too. Hey, since when do I allow him on the furniture??!!

Although this wasn't a picture of today, this is what Baxter likes to do in the snow. He'd stay out for hours if I let him.

Oh yeah, the kids were home too! It was a jammie/High-School-Musical-2/game-playing type of day!!

The Big Cheese!

Kaleb was "The Big Cheese" of the week in his class. So he got to do all sorts of cool stuff this week, in addition to the picture boards he brought in (see behind him). He totally scored at lunchtimes-- Grammy brought in Subway on Monday, Tuesday there was no school because it was too cold, Thursday Dad brought his fav, Taco Bell, and today Anna and I brought in McDonalds. Cheese, anyone?

Will's ER visit

We had a exciting day yesterday. Will was invited to a sledding party with a bunch of 4th grade boys, many who he didn't know yet, so he (and Mom!) were pumped. Well, it was fun until we had to go to the ER because of a head on collision, when he knew who he was, but not much else. The freakiest part was the 1/2 hour ride to the hospital, when about every 60 seconds he'd ask, "Where are we going?" His memory is back, but he's still pretty dizzy and tired. It should at least make for an exciting story when he heads back to school. Thanks for the prayers, those of you who got a panicked call!

The morning after....you can't really tell from this picture, but his left cheek is HUGE, where some of the impact was.

We had been planning as a family to do some ice skating since we had so much fun in CA doing it. This outdoor rink is really close to our house, so Kaleb and I decided to test it out for when Will can join us!

The posed picture....

The action shot....Kaleb is still getting used to balancing on skates!

Anna decided to stay home with Will and be his company....but she's practicing with her roller skates. Once again, doesn't she have such unique fashion sense? Please also notice the Shrek tatoo on her chest. Simply beautiful.

We STILL love our Packers

Packer fans, including me, are still in mourning over the NFC Championship loss. Seriously. To get soooo close......oh well. It's a young team, and next season should be great!! We haven't been doing much because it's so darn cold and snowy!!

Anna and Will playing Go Fish. Please note Anna's fashion. She's always "STYLIN''!! And there might be someone in the background catching a few zzzz's......

Grammy using our treadmill, with her fan club standing by, encouraging her! Please keep in mind it's in the single digits, without wind chill, and at some point during every day, Anna slips on this number....

We LOVE our Packers

Here we are on Saturday, waiting for the Packer playoff game. And they won!!! Yee-ha! My happiness will be complete if the Dallas Cowpies go down today! GO PACK GO!

Baxtie's new 'do

I love Baxter long and shaggy, but he gets really matted, so it was time for some grooming. Now you can see the Poodle in this Golden Doodle. And ya know the best part? We got to spend $90!!! to get it done. What a deal. I don't even like to spend $20 for mine! And the boys have been going to "Darlene's Family Hair Care Center and Craft Shop" for theirs. Darlene charges equal to their ages. I wonder if she'd do Bax? Also, please note his fancy 'kerchef. GO PACK!!

California Trip!!

My brother and family live in San Clemente. It had been four years since our last visit, so this trip was well overdue. We had a fabulous week!! It was hard to choose which pictures to post...

The day we got there, we headed to the beach. The water was chilly, but the kids didn't mind!

Legoland was our next adventure the second day.

The girl cousins and their Daddies

Celebrating a belated Christmas

The weather was beautiful, so we took another trip to a different beach

The kids and their "waterfall experiment"

Overlooking Laguna Beach. It was beautiful!

We also visited our friend from high school, Gabby and her family.

And for my kids first time, we went ice skating! It was outside at a mall. This is an activity we will definitely do here in Wisconsin. Good thing we went to Cali to try it out!

We loved our visit. Many thanks to our hosts! Now, how about that move back to Wisconsin for both of you?? :) WE LOVE YOU!