New Snow

Monday we had a huge storm come in which dropped a ton (I mean a ton!) of snow. One of our favorite things to do is walk the path by the river after a fresh snow. Jared and I were going to go early Tuesday morning but decided that taking the kids for Home Evening would be more fun. So we all bundled up and headed out. It was beautiful, peaceful, and quiet (well if you could block out my noisy kids). We had lots of fun and I'm so glad we did it.

I need to apologize I haven't mastered the photo taking at twilight, in the snow. Neighbors yard --- beautiful!


Gannon loved eating the snow. Notice his gloves are--oh I don't know---3 sizes too big. He gets so CRANKY when his hands get cold. They seemed to do the trick.

Jared and Kennedy rolling in the snow.

Ken

Mac

Gannon

The trees are my favorite!

The whole bunch!

(Sorry you facebook addicts---that had to see them twice)

Gannon learns a life lesson

Gannon has figured out the existance of 'dog food'. This is a term used in our house for the stuff you won't eat. For example.....Chex mix...my kids don't actually like the Chex part they prefer the little bread sticks, bread slices, pretzels....everything but the actual Chex pieces so that is always what is left in the container. Trail Mix.....the dog food would be the raisins. Get it?

Well, the other day I walk in the kitchen and Gannon as gotten the huge bag of Lucky Charms (ok I'm a cheapie...Marshmellow Mateys) and he is taking out handfulls and dumping them on the kitchen floor. Now when you get to the last kid and it has been awhile since you've had a little one I'm slower to run in freaking out about the cereal all over the floor and am interested more in what he is trying to do...so I watch. Handful after handful on the floor then he starts to go and pick up all the marshmellow pieces and eat them. Yes, leaving the 'dog food' behind. He still can't talk but he's figure out dog food.

Beautiful Baby

We decided to enter Gannon in the Beautiful Baby Search on Regis and Kelly. This is the pic we submitted.

Christmas Catchup---no more playing

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I guess I'll take the easy way out because 4 photos at a time will take me forever!!

Christmas Catchup part 2

This years PJ's

Visit from Santa

UUMMM do you think he might hate Santa?

Christmas Catchup

The kids bought my traditional doll this year. Since we were on the brink of losing a job Jared and I had decided to forfiet our gifts to each other including the "tradition" ones. Mine being a doll Jared's a villiage house. When the kids heard this they took it upon themselves to go on KSL and look and see what they could find. They researched it all and just asked us to drive them where they needed to go. They are awesome. It was a very touching Christmas for Jared and I.

Jared's traditional villiage house.

Gunnar

Mac and Kennedy

ABA (Absent Blogger Anonymous)

Hi.
My name is Tricia Ballard.
I have been absent from the blogging world since December 1, 2008.
That's 51 days since my last blog.