Day 3 of Snow

Usually when we get snow, it comes for a day and then is immediately gone.

Not this time!

We are starting day 3 of snow everywhere and school is closed.

We were lucky when we went into Seattle on Sunday that we didn't get caught in the snow. There was none there at the time, though it was freeeezing. Just snow at our area at the time. We considered staying overnight and I'm thankful that we didn't. Monday was a totally different day.

Monday, there was still snow everywhere and it was still coming down. School was 2hrs late. Zach went over to Vicky's for their play day and Elissa was playing in the snow with friends. When she got on the bus I was thinking that it was crazy that they were going to school. It did not look like the weather was going to change at all soon. Well they got to school at 10:30am and then by Noon the district was making plans for school to close at 1pm. The bus was suppose to pick up Elissa at 1:15pm - not sure when she actually got there - and it usually takes 35-40 minutes for her to get home, but it was over an hour today.

The commute home for people was insane. All the posts on Facebook were wives saying that their husbands were stuck somewhere for hours because of all the accidents. We were no different. Darin tried to leave work early, but the shuttle bus that takes him to the train was slow-in-coming. Then when he got on the bus it was sliding around, so he got off and walked the rest of the way. He got on the train and then got to his truck and he decided to go up Game Farm park hill instead of up Lakeland Hill. Well Game Farm was at a standstill. He waited an hour or so and then decided to try and turn around. There was no way that he was going to get up the hill to our house, so he went to his Mom's in Pacific and stayed there for the night.

Today we woke up to another blanket of snow and school closed. The kids again headed outside first thing. Then the sun came out and today is ending up being a beautiful winter wonderland. Here is a little fun that we had today. 



  

 We pray that Daddy can make it home this afternoon!

P.S. Darin made it home safely tonight and the kids are out of school again tomorrow for the rest of the week for Thanksgiving holiday!

The view in Seattle today from Darin's office.

First Snow of 2010!

The kids are in heaven!!

Darin looked out the window and then told Zach to come look out the window and I hear, "It's nowing (he doesn't say the "s")! It's Christmas!" So cute! Wouldn't it be nice if it was Christmas every day that it snowed, but I guess some years we wouldn't have Christmas then. :-)

Zach wanted to immediately get on his snowsuit and get outside.

Then Elissa got up a little later and came down the stairs screaming that it was snowing. She immediately went outside and started building a snowman.

Elissa yells as she is building her snowman, "Today is the best day ever!"

She built this all by herself.

Unfortunately it looks like "they" may be correct that we are going to have our worst winter in 20+ years.

Happy Thank-Mas!

Wednesday, 11-17-10

We start the holidays a little early around here.

Grandpa Frink and Grandma Myrna started snow birding last year so we celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas in one night with them before they leave.

The kids love getting Christmas presents early. :-)

They got rolling backpacks for our trip next month and a Zhu Zhu pet. They LOVE both! They are having backpack races as we speak and Zach took his Kung Zhu to preschool today for show-n-tell.

And they got us these really cute frames!

THANK YOU!!

Have a safe and fun trip!

We look forward to skyping with you soon!

December Daily Project

Another photo-a-day challenge!

This one is from Ali Edwards. She actually puts together a mini scrapbook for the 25 days leading up to Christmas, but I'm going to make this a digital project on my blog. See what Ali is doing here.

I'm going to start taking a picture (or two) and document each day leading up to Christmas starting on Thanksgiving Day. There is SO much that happens between Thanksgiving and Christmas that it will be nice to get a glimpse of each day. AND I will try to limit myself to less then 5 pictures a post. I will really, really try to make it just two or three (a huge challenge).

Anybody else in??! :-)

Learning to Ride...

Wednesday, 11-3-10

Without Training Wheels

We know that Zach is ready to learn to ride a bike without training wheels. He has been a speed demon since his little sit on scooter. He just really took to riding.

Wellll, he is not really keen on taking off his training wheels. He tells us that he will do it when he is Four. LOL!

But today we were able to talk him into taking them off for a little while. He had it a few times, but is still a little too scared to take off.

We'll try again when he's Four. :-)

Run, Darin, Run!

Pedal harder!

 Oops!



A Night of "Customers"

Happy Halloween!

Sunday, 10-31-10

We had had a busy weekend, so we decided to have a quiet Halloween evening. It was just us and the kids. Chili in the crockpot, cornbread just out of the oven and a beautiful evening (no rain) to walk around the neighborhood.

Oh yeah, and lots of "customers" to hand candy out to. Both of the kids called the trick or treaters, customers. They would ask when the next customer was coming. So cute. :-)

I had the hardest time getting Zach to put on his Batman costume. He decided that he wanted to wear his Boo! shirt instead. Angie gave this to him last year and it is one of his favorite shirts. I tried to tell him that he wouldn't get any candy if he didn't have a costume on. He kept on insisting that his Boo! shirt was a costume. At one point he says to me, "Mom, how many times do I have to tell you that this is a costume?!" Ok then... I finally got him to put it on.

 

We ran into the Chambo Family.

Zach and Christian were Batman twins. Aren't they adorable!

Then Elissa and Alyssa (who are in the same class), couldn't look more sweet. :-)

The kids had a fun time.

Though Zach pooped out before Elissa, so I took him home while Darin and Elissa did a little more trick or treating. They had to go to the house that hands out king size candy bars!

Here is what the kids were last year.

October Fall Fun

Monday play days are in full swing again!

10-18-10

Christian, Zach and Brady

They also all go to Preschool together. Pretty fun little group. :-)

School Fall Carinval

10-22-10

Elissa went with her friend, Olivia, and their family to the school carnival. She had so much fun! She even won one of the cake walks.

A beautiful Fall morning.

Saturday, 10-23-10

Thomasson Farm Field Trip

Thursday, 10-28-10 AM

Elissa's first 1st Grade field trip. Of course, it was a nice rainy, muddy day.

Then that same day, Zach had a Halloween party at Preschool. Papa came and took him since I was Elissa's field trip and then I met up with them half way through.

Zach took off his costume right after I got there.  Papa had the windsock station & is helping Christian with his.

This is Tysia.

Zach told Papa when he got to the house that he had a girl friend and her name is Tysia, but she is kind of mean to him. Zach has talked about Tysia before and said that she is not very nice to him, but he still thinks that they are friends. Such a cute little witch. :-)

Then it was sharing time. Zach looks forward to this every week. He thinks that the girls shouldn't have a turn and it should just be boys all the time. :-) Today he decided to bring a little black capsule that when you put in water it turns into a skull. He thought this was very cool!

Snack time!

 

Just too much fun for today.



The last soccer game!

Saturday, 10-30-10

Zach's first season. Elissa getting into it more and more.



There is a lot of fun in the Fall!