I just do. Always have. I love snow! Only God could create something so beautiful.
You won't catch me outside during a snow storm but I will be sitting by the window, in awe of God's creation...sipping on hot chocolate.
Zachary, Joel B. and Alaina, on the other hand, love going outside, no matter what.
Yesterday, I helped the boys make business cards and they walked around passing them out to the neighbors. They were up this morning, walking the neighborhood, carrying their snow shovels. I'm so proud of them.
You know, some days you just feel overwhelmed with being a homeschool mom of 6 kids and well, it's just hard sometimes. But when you get an email like this one from a neighbor, life is good.
" You should be proud of your sons, they worked hard, did a good job and shook my husband's hand afterwards and thanked him! Wonderful!" Thank you, Janet!
Alaina went out for a little while and the snow was over her knees in some spots. She said she tried to swing on the swing set but her feet touched the snow. Too funny.
Our busy little family is on the go so often that I welcome staying home, all snowed in with my little people. We continued with our homeschool just like it was a regular day. Love it 'cause we can do that.
Stay tuned for more snow pictures. We should be getting more of the same in a few days.
And guess who is turning "sweet 16" in two days?




The first morning, we woke up to even more snow. Zachary, Joel B and the boys' friend next door, decided they were going to shovel driveways. 18 inches of snow, I remind you.
While we watched them cross our front yard and
They surprised us. They really enjoyed themselves and actually came home sweating. They were so excited, so we allowed them to adventure out and do another. Each neighbor was
Then, the next day, 






















