Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow... ;)

Can you believe I've 16 months old!?

Well, let's party then! Get those bubbles pumpin'!

Ok, and our friend Kathy said she'd feel better if I had a helmut for when I do my off-roading on my Quad. Mom and Dad agreed so here it is! ;)

I'm so fast, I'm a blur! shaaazam!

and... on to the "Snow"!

Ha ha ha ha ha ha...

my snow man -mom

'someone' kissed the snow. can you tell who it was?

After Evan woke up from his nap around 4pm, it was snowing really hard, so I threw a bunch of clothes on him and rushed him out the door. He has been loving the snow so much! We started this snow episode in the front yard but quickly moved to the back yard (with a GIGANTIC tantrum in between. The kid loves his snow. What can I do? he he he, poor guy)

Giving some lovin'

My Valentine for the past 13 years. ;)

I came home this week to my husband making me a surprise. ;) Homemade cut-out cookies shaped as hearts with yummy yummy homemade frosting (both are his mom's recipes for her christmas cookies that we look forward to every Christmas). Look at him... He just can help loving me. :) lol.

To show me some love, Evan donned the mustache again. It is sooo cute! He is a little stinker.

and the video of his mustache adventure...

Snow Play

but first, my birthday... :)

and now... for the snow.

Snow!? Again!... Whoo Hoo!!!

Look at this little stinker! Oh, and Evan. :)

Birthdays

So, my birthday is Sunday, the 7th. I will be 36 which I don't mind, age doesn't bother me. What does bother me is that, up until this year, I feel very overwhelmingly depressed on my birthday. It's usually been awhile since I've seen my California family and my Mom (who I love so much and am very close to...), who's birthday is the 8th. All my life, I've celebrated my birthday together with my mom and in my family, whomever is home (and we would make an effort) by having a big yummy cake and singing happy birthday with the lights off, candles blazing. :) We did this for Evan's 1st birthday too and I have decided it's what I want to do for my birthday in Tennessee also. I am happy to report that since I just saw my family in December/January and because I have the dream of my baby to distract me, I feel GREAT this year! :) I also feel happy that I've decided to just have cake/cupcakes again. It feels right and I will invite family and even friends if I want to come, if they can make it. So, along with my more upbeat feeling about my birthday this year, I've decided to think about what 'gifts' I want but they are really more like goals so... here goes in no particular order:

Money (for all the the following)
Someone to come help me organize my WHOLE house, one room at a time.
Get someone organized to help me make an office/craft space out of our guest bedroom ASAP
Renew our Adoption paperwork so we can add to our family
Work towards a bigger house (But make sure the Jones still live nearby. they are the best neighbors!) with larger living room, kitchen, master bath and laundry. I would also like a bonus room.
Deep clean the Chop Shop
Get my own hair done. It's been since the summer that I've let anyone else trim it.
Dream of a housekeeper to come to my house 2 times a month.
Eat better, Sleep more, take better care of myself mentally and physically.
Dates with Michael
Study the scriptures better and more.
Magnify my calling. Be ok that I can't do everything for my calling.
Be a better Visiting Teacher and serve others more.
Write my brother on his mission every month and send him packages every 3 months, even if it's just a bag of candy.
A massage from Jason at Tangerine.
Read more.

That about does it, Happy Birthday to me. :)

Snow/Ice Storm 2010

We had Snow on Friday and in our neck of the woods, that means the town shuts down. Since it's rare enough, people here aren't as savvy when it comes to smart driving, plus we get lots of ice and black ice, that you can't see all the time. Anyway, Michael was in town fixing my new phone at Verizon when I was finished early at work so, we picked up Evan from Rachel's. Next stop... Evan's first trip to Hooters! I must say, he enjoyed it and the waitress was very generous to give him his own plate with orange slices and crackers (free, already a ladies man, lol!). Once home, Evan was exhausted so he took a late nap and since it Iced overnight, no snowman unfortunately :(. It's ok, as you can see, we still had fun outside. Enjoy...

CUTENESS!

I WANT OUT MOMMIE!!! WHAAAAAAA!

The snowy ground in Nashville, broke up like an icy sea. So strange but really stunning.

On our way home from Nashville visiting Michael's brother's family, the sun was coming down and making all the ice on the trees glimmer. It was so beautiful. I don't have a nice enough camera to have captured it but, still you can see how 'heavenly' it looked to us. Kudos to Michael for setting up this shot. Good job honey!

back to our backyard and etc...

Oooooo, can I go outside today mom?

I'm FREE!

and the videos....

I can't get the kid out of the snow today! :) he's having so much fun. I couldn't find his gloves so his little hands are frozen but he doesn't care. He just wants to walk all over the snow and ride his quad. I'll try to post more of this later...

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