February Snow Day

In mid-February we finally got enough snow to have a fun snow day! The boys couldn't wait to get their snow gear on and go play.


They started out by helping us shovel the snow with the new shovels they received from Santa at Grandma and Grandpa's house...finally they got to use them!


Eventually they lost interest in shoveling and just started playing in the snow.


After Justin finished shoveling, he jumped in to play with the boys and I took a group shot of all the guys.


Pretty soon it was time for some sledding! Our backyard has a nice slope to it, which makes it a perfect sledding hill. Justin made the first pass by himself to create the path and then both boys jumped on for a ride.


The both went up and down several times. I took a few videos. The first is all the guys. Then there's a video of Garytt pushing Justin and Westyn down the hill. Followed by Westyn's attempt to push Garytt and Justin down the hill.


These boys really do love to sled! Towards the end, we noticed Westyn was just kind of laying with his face close to the snow...then we realized he was actually sitting there eating it...and, yes, took a picture and a video before stopping him...ha!


We decided that was a pretty good indicator it was time to take a break and go get some water!

January Randomness

Here are the random January photos.

Ellie...look old but regal.


Time to brush our teeth...the boys love their robes!


Garytt playing Wii golf with the new club.


The boys were invited to a gymnastics birthday party for Colin, who is just a few weeks older than Westyn.


Garytt remembered some bar skills he learned from gymnastics classes. He asked me to take a video of him.


Lego projects...they actually "had" to sleep with these that night.


Breakfast with new cups from Mimi.


Playing with Garytt's Jonah and the Whale cup from school.


Westyn couldn't resist a nap on dad's shoulder.


Garytt was invited to a birthday party that was an arcade/bowling party. I don't think Garytt has been bowling since he was about 3.


Head lamps and flashlights = awesome!


Eating dinner at the kiddie table with Jacob.


Grandma showed the how to have fun with balloons.


Playing with Wesytn's new remote control car from Mimi.

This last "random" photo is pretty special. One afternoon in January, Garytt and Westyn were busy drawing pictures while I was cooking dinner (a pretty regular activity for them). Garytt was working hard to draw some Ninja Turtles for Justin to see when he got home. Then Garytt brought me this picture and said "I drew this for you, Mom." He told me it was a heart with God's cross in it. Of course, I gave him a big hug, thanked him, and hung it up on the wall in my office. There's more to this story, though! Garytt went back to coloring and I realized I had forgotten to get the mail earlier in the day. So, while dinner simmered, I quickly ran out to get the mail. In the mail was Garytt's acceptance letter to the Catholic school! Garytt has been on the list since he was 3 because the Catholic school has a waiting list. I had been going back and forth about sending him to Catholic school or trying to get into one of the public lottery schools. I was pretty sure we should send him to Catholic school but just that week I had been going back to the idea of the lottery school. Then this happened! I have no doubt that God was speaking to me through Garytt and assuring me that we are making the right decision for Garytt to send him to Catholic school!

January Preschool Review

Here are the pictures from Westyn's preschool adventures in January. As always, it looks like a lot of fun!


Garytt's teacher posted a few photos in January as well. Apparently, they had someone bring in birthday cupcakes that were a bit messy...so she took pictures of all of them enjoying the very green frosting. Garytt sure looks happy!


They also made whales out of cups and attached a ping pong ball to it with a string. The ping pong ball represented Jonah and they were to try to get the whale to swallow him. Looks like they all had fun trying to get the ball in the cup!