the rest of the snowy yesterday and a sunny today

Brant and Memph were diving into the snow at the same time. :) See Memphis's little splayed paws??

The snow kept falling later than we even thought it would. And then it was hard to tell when it had stopped because the wind was so strong and was blowing snow everywhere! By the end of the afternoon, Memph literally had to swim through our backyard!

It got sooo deep in our front yard! If Brant or I were heavy enough to fall to the grass below, it would have been up to our necks!

So, in between turns shoveling, I made some focaccia bread. It was delicious. :) 24 hours later, it is also no more, cause Brant and Annie liked it so much!

Annie woke up from a long afternoon nap and ate bread and watched the snow.

We stayed warm against (or sitting on) the radiator and watched it pile up outside!! 

Then Annie got a turn to play in the snow. We built yet another slide :)

Catching snowflakes on her tongue!

Then it was time to start trying to dig the car out . . .  It took me a while just to brush all the snow off. The snow was up to my chest as I walked around the car. Luckily we had a lot of neighbors out helping us. It was a fun afternoon, and we all went to bed blissfully tired. :)

This morning we woke up to sunshine and the news that Brant didn't have to go in to work until 11! So we danced and played all morning.

I went outside to shovel some paths and start building a snow cave for Annie. I had to take a few pictures first! :)

The Snow Kept on Falling

Second snowstorm in a week!! This is AWESOME!!!

Brant got up this morning and had to at least make an effort shoveling while waiting for his boss to call and tell him work was cancelled. She finally did. The shoveling was a losing battle anyway, as the snow just kept picking up speed!

Snow dog!! It's almost covering Memph!

Here's our brick grill . . .

And inside I get to be warm and play with people I love :)

When not battling the elements out of doors, Brant can be seen working out with the Wii Fit :)

Annie has discovered snaps, and when I wear a shirt with snaps, this is what she does . . .

Have a fun Wednesday, everybody!! We sure will! :)

greatest day

Just had to share

We are crazy with packing around here! I'm basically trying to get us down to just the bare essentials, the things we'll need to pack for Utah. Our little apartment is looking so shabby with everything off the walls and so many empty cupboards!

Annie was sporting her new boots with her church outfit on Sunday morning. She played in the leaves before church, and nothing--not even tights--could stop her from climbing up those cements steps! :) That's my girl!

a girl and her dog :)

Tonight, while Brant was at his first elder's quorum presidency meeting, I was doing the dishes and straightening up in the kitchen. Annie was playing in the living room. Well, I finish up and walk in to see this:

Not only did she successfully crawl up onto the chair, she stood up and promptly began trying to turn the TV on and put the Seinfeld DVDs back into their cases! :)

Frying Pan Fun

Who needs fancy toys when you've got an old, thrift store-purchased frying pan with scrambled egg still crusted on? She searched in the cupboard until she found just the right one for the job!

 

Annie's been experimenting lately with balance. She tries to see if she can balance on all sorts of things. Sofa pillows, stuffed animals, sippy cups, and now, frying pans. :)