And it just keeps on comin'...

Well, on Saturday they said we were going to get a big storm and it snowed, on Sunday they said it was going to just be cloudy, and it snowed, on Monday majority of Western Washington shut down and we got to stay home, oh, and did I mention it snowed. I believe tonight will be our first night of no snow in almost a week. But we have another system on Christmas Eve, and quite frankly I'm looking forward to that White Christmas. I can't say, I personally, have ever had one.

Steve got to build his snowman. Actually, this is the 2nd time he has built his snowman as we apparently have snowmen haters out there, and the 1st one he built yesterday was taken down. So, attempt #2. At least this time the kids got to take a picture with Frosty.

Steve got to enjoy 2 snow days, and starting tomorrow is off until the 2nd. I too had two days, but have a work laptop and actually diligently worked from home. My vacation officially starts on Wednesday and I'm going to completely unplug from work. Really looking forward to spending time with the kids and Steve and getting in some real quality family time during our vacation.

Merry Elfing Christmas!!

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Another great snow day!

Well, we got blasted with snow yesterday. It made the roads snarly and Steve and I got to drive home in it. It took almost 1.5 hrs to drive what would have normally taken 10 minutes. Incredible!! While Washington is known to be a bunch of snow weenies, it was actually warranted yesterday.
Steve went into work - on time - to find out that work was on delayed start time... 10am. Then around 10:30, come to find work was canceled. So, Steve took that opportunity to eat a burger and have some beers! Then set forth on coming home on the bus where he had to stand for an hour. It was a long day for not doing very much.

The kids are loving it! All this outside play time. And I love it because they are outside. :)

Unfortunately, it won't be a white Christmas because our rain is due to set in on Christmas Eve. That's okay. We've enjoyed what we got thus far!!

Winter Storm 2008....

It snowed today and it snowed a bit more than what these areas typically get. So, all the news channels have labeled it WINTER STORM 2008. It snows here and there around these parts, but nothing that really sticks. However, with today's snow shower and tomorrow's freezing temps, looks like we'll have icy roads. We went out today and enjoyed ourselves in the snow. We all got bundled up and what else do you you do in the snow? A snow fight! So, we played with the neighborhood kids for a while and let Andy get the excitement of the snow out of his system. It was a great day and we were glad it happened on the weekend, so we could enjoy ourselves with the kids.

Andy just go this this hat last night and loves it. Really, it's very fitting for his personality. The snow amount you see in the picture was just when it was starting, within an hour you couldn't see the road and foot prints were covered up very quickly.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, STEVE!

For Steve's birthday, the boys and I got dad a I Joy 130 message chairs. Dad deserves all the pampering he can get whenever he wants. What's the best way to get it? Have a chair at your convenience. Steve spends his time car pooling the boys around, running errands, taking care of the boys, and lately being a stand in Mr. Mom because I have been working ridiculous hours. It was the best way we can say Thank You and Happy Birthday.

He loves his chair. This sucker reclines all the way back and you can get a nice relaxing message.

On 12/6/2008, Jake graduated to be a yellow belt in martial arts. Pictured is Jake bowing to Sifu (Master of the House) Lenderman. During the actual testing, Jake did his demonstration and the feedback we received was Jake did a flawless job. To leave the testing with no critiques is quite an accomplishment in itself. Through all his practicing, Jake has proven to be worthy of the next belt.

We are so proud of Jakob as he did this all by himself. Sure we drove him to practice, but Jake does a fair share of practicing on his own and he got this belt through his hard work and dedication!

GOOD JOB, JAKE!! WE LOVE YOU!!!

Ice Skating

We attended an ice skating birthday party for one of our friends. What a great idea! It's all of 5 minutes away from our house and I have never thought of holding a birthday party there. Ice skating is great for all ages. While Steve and Jake skate on a pretty regular basis (Sunday is cheap skate for $4 including the rentals), this was Andy's first go at the whole "walking on ice" thing. True to Andy's personality, Mr. Independent, after one lap with dad he was ready to do this on his own. The kid has no fear... any takers on who that reminds you of??
Andy loved the skating did. For his first time, he didn't do too shabby. However, Steve's back was killing him and he could only do a couple of laps at a time before taking a rest. I think he's going to be feeling it tomorrow. I think it'll be another year before Steve ventures to take Andy back out on the ice on a regular basis.