Thursday, January 29, 2009

STAYING WARM AND HAVING FUN


Andrea, Brooklyn and occasionally Melissa love this spot in our house. It is the best space to warm up and the closest to the door. Brooklyn can't come in without going straight to the vent and yelling "turn on the heater".
Trevor got sick of trying to find an outfit for the girls to wear and finally it sent him over the edge, so he took Brooklyn with him to Wal-Mart and found these Hannah Montana shirts and cute pants. He also bought them each a new dress being that the dress searching is what normally drives him crazy. After growing up mainly around brothers, he finds it difficult to understand why the girls won't just wear what he picks out. (Notice where they are standing?)

We have enjoyed ourselves this winter! Trevor made a snow trek in the fields behind our house that is close to a mile long. So we have enjoyed sledding behind the four wheeler and being together.






Saturday, January 24, 2009

Winter Time


We have had some extreme weather so far this winter. Everything from beautiful snowfall to harsh freezing cold winds that whipped up the snow and created huge drifts. We have stayed in good spirits and have taken every chance we could to enjoy the winter conditions.
On one particular morning Melissa took these pictures. The frost was so heavy on the trees that they appeared to be painted white. It was quite the sight to see.





Andrea and Brooklyn love being outside (when it isn't too cold). We spent a few hours one day and built a huge snow cave in a drift by the barn. They had so much fun watching daddy carve the cave bigger and bigger. We built it to the point that we could probably fit 5-6 adults comfortably. The girls were saddened when the winter conditions got so harsh the next day that it caused the cave to slowly sink until it was gone completly.
Trevor enjoys plowing the driveway with the four wheeler and will be outside plowing with the littlest amounts of snow. In fact right now as the snow has started falling again he will be out there shortly.
Winter time is an enjoyable time of the year as our family enjoys sledding at Grandma and Grandpa Wood's house, plowing the driveway, cross country skiing, snowball fights, or just plain playing in the snow. Sorry we don't have the greatest pictures, but we never think of the camera until after the moment is over. Hopefully this blog will encourage us to take more pictures.