BURRRRR

We have been getting more and more snow. We get an inch here and there, then a storm, then a few more inches, and then another storm. It is only January and we've already got mounds.  

 This was the sight from my kitchen window this morning. Isn't it pretty? I love the snow, it makes everything around seem so peaceful and quiet. I am a rarity in New York. Most New Yorkers hate the snow, I know its because I am not a true New Yorker....I'm a Hawaiian! I love the snow.

 There is our patio furniture. Won't be sitting there any time soon.

 My usually tall shrub in the front went ka-put with the heavy snow on it.

 The end result when I dug us out. My arms are like jello and I'm sure my back will be screaming at me later.

At least Will, doesn't have to worry about it after the crazy day I'm sure he's having at work today.

 This is what my car looked like 2 weeks ago when we had another storm where we got almost 2 ft.

We did some sleigh riding at grandma's that weekend, it was a lot of fun!

Here is Charlie getting the furthest on the little hill.

Luke about to hit a tree

Charlie going for a good ride on the big hill

And Luke, well, being Luke on the big hill.

Fun in the Snow

We had a big blizzard the day after Christmas, so on Monday...we played! We got about a 16 inches of snow. We did some sleigh riding at Grandma's which was soooo much fun, especially since Auntie Kate was still in town and able to play with us!

 On Tuesday we packed up the snow on our hill on the side of our house which worked out pretty good , we didn't get as far as we did at Grandma's or as fast but it was still a lot of fun especially since my friend Kristi brought Parker and Quinn over along with DD (Danielle, but the kids call her DD, who is Kristi's sister and Luke's, I mean Bobby's girlfriend). Luke has a big ol' crush on DD.

Here are some awesome videos of us playing in the snow. We LOVE the snow!!

Christmas

We had a wonderful Christmas this year (and every year)! We did our usual Christmas Eve at Grandpa's and Christmas Day at Grandma's. The boys got some great gifts and have been very busy all week long. Charlie got the Lego Police Station from Santa, and Luke got an Easel. Everything Charlie got was Lego related, including a lego watch, lego DS games, Lego PJ's, and a Lego Book.....the kid is obsessed with Legos. But we can't complain because he is really good at building them and rarely needs help. Lukas loves to color so he got a few things that are artsy, and also a couple of his own legos, mainly in hopes of keeping him away from Charlie's legos. Will got Charlie his very own real tool set, something he can literally have forever. Charlie was very excited about that, and so was Will :) We had a great holiday and missed our family in Hawaii very much.  

 Luke on his new laptop.

 Lego Magikus game...a huge hit!

 Luke's new Spiderman jammies that he insisted on wearing.

 More presents at Grandma's

 New Big Wheels for the boys from Grandma.