Desperate housewife?

Well, home bound and desperate to find something meaningful for us to do....we decided to bake cookies. (This is where my mom starts laughing). My original intention was to make it a home school lesson in math. You know...measuring, fractions, et all. And then I decided it was a good excuse for Paul to take me out for a glass of wine where the kids could enjoy their creations. Yes, a desperate housewife indeed.

A warm, balmy day in the desert. I think it was almost 60 degrees and we were definitely overdressed. But, "It is January!", you say. I know, I know...

I just love teamwork (a.k.a I love that my kids are doing the dishes)

I really love these unprompted moments of my kiddos working together and forming their own relationship. I giggle just as much as they do....okay, maybe more.

Post hot tub warm up?

Seriously, how many people need to sit next to the fire after being in the hot tub? Spencer told me his hands were in his mouth so he could stop his teeth from chattering. He is my constant reminder that things don't have to be so complicated.

Peek-a-boo

I think you have seen something like this before, right? Well, we are proud of our kids no matter where and how they enjoy their quiet time.

As the locals say....freshy pow pow

Well, you might not be able to see the snow stick in this picture, but let me share that we got 10 new inches last night for a total of 36 so far. It reeked havoc in the neighborhood this morning as almost everyone got stuck on the road or the bridge as they were headed to work. All the neighbors were out with their snow plows and snow throwers trying to help....everyone except us since we broke the belt on ours last night. So while I spent an hour and half shoveling off the deck, Spencer was off sledding and Sahalie hung out in the hot tub. Lucky kids.