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Thursday, February 11, 2010

I'm back...Just in time for SNOW!!!!

SNOW DAY 2010!!

We woke up this morning to snow flakes the size of cotton-balls falling from the sky. It was beautiful!! I haven't seen snow like this since I was little and I was so excited that my kids could see what real snow looks like. Unfortunatley, the school district didn't call off school. So, we played a little before school and I took the kids late...they don't ever get to see this. So, who cares if they were a little tardy.

We woke Maggie up so she could see snow for the first time (actually accumulating). She said, "Yeah...now we have to put our Christmas tree up so Santa can come and bring presents." She also wanted to wear her Christmas dress outside so she could iceskate....????
She and Daddy built her first snow-man...and It was a GREAT one! She had snow-ball fights with Momma and we taught her how to make a snow angel.

It was so magical.....but our other kids were missing out. How many times in their lives are they going to get to play in snow like this? These record-breaking snows are few and far between in Texas. We couldn't keep our kids away from the fun....so Byron went and picked them all up.
"This is the best day ever!!!" Caden said this about 50 times. And...In the eyes of a child...It was the best day ever.

4 comments:

Erin said...: how great. that does look like the best day ever. that is cool that they were tardy. it is few and far to get snow in texas. glad they got to experience snowmen and snow angels. So fun. happy snow to you guys.

and i love the picture of maggie in the last picture posted....awesome.; February 12, 2010 at 1:44 AM
Wright said...: it was SUCH a great day, wasn't it!! I have taken so many pictures that I am afraid to blog - it's hard to choose which pics to use!
I love the photo of Caden on the ground with snowman in the back!!! My favorite!; February 12, 2010 at 8:08 AM
Aleasha said...: i love it! so wish i could be there to enjoy it! your family is beautiful!; February 12, 2010 at 12:03 PM
Jeff's BLOG said...: when's the hurricane supposed to hit? the weather in Texas is truly amazing.... you know, wait 5 minutes if you don't like the weather....; February 12, 2010 at 1:22 PM

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Magdalene--Maggie Mae

Little Miss Sass is actually what we should call her. Lately, she's been "testing her limits" or should I say "her mom and dad's limits"--Just a little here and there. She's really decided that she has an opinion on every single thing and that it's her way or the highway. I guess we can just call her "Miss Independent". No more holding her hand while walking down the sidewalk, or helping her into her stroller. She'll do it "by self". "By self" is just one of the funny little things she says. "Or not" is big in her vocabulary, too. If you ask her if she wants a snack or not, if she doesn't, she'll say "Or not". She's just so funny. Conversations are never dull and always cute.

Brynna-Bel

My heaven's--getting older every second. She's no longer a little girl. She has turned into, simply, a girl. Not little, but not too big either. We are young enough to still love Barbie--but old enough to really care what Barbie is wearing. A good thing, right?
Bel is in the 1st grade now, and love's to read. She really loves school too. She loves her teachers and her friends. Can you say Social Butterfly? Talk-talk-talk-talk. She's never been considered shy. Everyone is her best-friend, you know, even if it's the first time you've ever talked to her. I love that quality about her. She is a friend to everyone. What a good and sweet girl she is.

Caden--C Dog

I just love my little Caden. He is THE sweetest and nicest kid around--and did I mention handsome. He's now in the 5th grade--the year when things get a bit more hectic. He has more work and he's expected to be organized enough to get it all in one day, do it over the next week and then turn it in. We're still workin' on that one. Organization is not a strong point for us. He changes classes too, which is new to him. I tell you what--he absolutley LOVES science. Almost every day he comes home telling me of the experiment that they did in science lab or goes on and on about protons and neutrons and electrons. I have a hard time following because he goes into every single little detail--and he remembers every-single-detail. What a smarty-pants. He's really discovering how funny his personality is lately, too. He now know's he's funny and that he's got the gift of gab. He takes after his dad.

Greyson--G Money

You'd think I was giving this kid steroids at the rate he's growing. He's only 15, but people ask if he's 17. He's very tall for his age. He might think he acts like he's 17--but we know better. Maturity-?-it's comin' along. We'll just say we're working on it. No, really-all kidding aside--he's a really good young man. He's at the age when typical teenage angst sets in. And..we have our fair share of it. But, all in all, I think he really tries to keep a cool head when he thinks we've asked him to take out the trash one too many times. He's just at an age when we can really count on his help. He is a great helper to me. He even folds laundry (don't tell his friends).
Greyson is doing really, really well in school so far this year. He's got and extra load-basically doing two years of school in only one. We thought he'd really have to bust it and be doing work constantly to keep up. But..he hardly has any homework and he's making all A's. He has a 100% in Geometry!? I asked him if he just has never missed any question ever on anything to get that average. He replied by saying, "No--I've missed stuff, but I got a 120% on a project". Whatever--wouldn't it be great to be that smart?

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