More Snow Pictures

Update: Will finally got to make his snowman today, thanks to my Dad!!

Our house in the snow
Ryan still incapable of smiling normal

Sweet rosy cheeks

Boys playing in the front yard

Snow!

This is how Ryan poses for all pictures now

My sweet boy!

Heading to our sledding hill


All 3 sledding down the hill!

And now back up the hill! Lazydog had to be pulled up the hill.

Sledding today was really fun! The whole neighborhood was out and about visiting. Kids sledding, dogs barking, and adults chatting. One family had a firepit going in their front yard toasting marshmallows! This is the first really good sledding experience for Ryan and he loved it! He wanted to go over and over. Will just wanted to build a snowman and was a little disappointed that the snow is hard and crunchy instead of powder-y.

A New Post!

I thought at the beginning of the year that I would do better about blogging, but here it is the 22nd of January and I've only posted once. Oh well. I keep falling off the blog train. I realized I haven't even taken any pictures either, so I snapped this one yesterday.

Maggie and John Burton came over to play after school yesterday. By the time the siblings arrived, we had 6 kids in the house. It was so much fun!

Maggie has a special place in my heart. She is the perfect mix of a little girl. She can hang tough with the boys, but yet also appreciates Disney princesses with the best of them. With her short blonde hair and big smile, she won me over early in the year. Her mom Brigid is also a favorite of mine.

If you look close at John Burton, you can see his right hand is giving the "thumbs up" sign. This is classic JB. His smirky little smile and matter-of-fact personality keeps me laughing. His three yr old brother, Miller, is hilarious too! I am so glad we have this family in our life! Their Mom, Melissa, is my co-room mom. Needless to say, we have grown very close this year.

I really can't say enough great things about Will's class at school. We have made so many dear friends this year. Maggie and JB are 2 of them, but really, the entire class is special. 2 of the kids moved after Christmas break, so the class is down to 16! His teacher is such a blessing and she allows them to play and really just be Kindergarteners!

What's Cooking?

Something about this cold, snowy weather makes me want to stay home, drink coffee, and cook.

Here are some things I have made recently:

• White Chicken Chili
  
• Creamy Tomato Soup
  
• Iced Cheese Sandwiches
  
• Jessica Seinfeld Chocolate Chip Cookies
  
• Homemade Spaghetti and Meatballs
  
• Old-Fashioned Chili
• Blueberry Yogurt Smoothie
  
  
  I received a much- appreciated Amazon.com gift card from my parents for Christmas. One of the things I have used it for is The Pioneer Woman Cooks. As most of you know, I am sucker for cookbooks. Old, new, good, bad- I don't care. I love them all. I read this book cover to cover last night and it is very interesting. Much more than just a cookbook. It is more of her biography. Great photography and delicious-sounding recipes. Plus, she is hilarious!! I can't wait to try some of her recipes.
  Have you made anything great lately?