Pry not even 10 minutes after my last post requesting snow, my wish was granted. I got snow, a LOT of snow. I Love watching the snow fall especially in big storms and if I had my snow boots, pants, gloves, coat etc...well I like to play in the snow almost as much I like looking at it. Warmth is a big issue for me. McKenna on the other hand doesn't need all that fancy gear, she just wants to be IN and AMONG the snow. I thought I liked it but she shows me what passion really is. She loves to sit in it, make tracks, and just be apart of the snow, and the cold! Tyler isn't too far behind her, she just LOVES to be outdoors. Can't say I blame her, but it always amazes me how much babies and children love nature and the outdoors. They just can't seem to get enough of it, like it's something they remember? Hmmm...

The time is passing all too quickly for me despite my single parenthoodness...which isn't as bad as I expected it to be. Saturday night my older sister Shelly declared since both of our husbands were gone we were going to have a life and so after we got the kids in bed we headed to the movies with my younger sister Amber and her "friend" Brent. We saw August Rush which I thought was really quite good. Shelly said it best, "not all believable but very enjoyable."

Yesterday was a blurr...I do remember sunshine, a small glimpse of church, I made it to Sacrament meeting but McKenna very tired as she woke up at 4 am, and as much as she loves to sing in Primary and it was naptime therefore I skipped out, put the kids down and took a nap myself. I had promised McKenna that we would go back outside after naps and she doesn't forget a thing, so true to my word we all bundled up and headed back outside. (I have a bunch of pictures but since this isn't my computer these are the only ones that are horizontal and I can use...if that makes any sense.)


Today Shelly and Maddie, her 2 yr old and I with McKenna had a lil mommy daughter date. We took the girls to the Treehouse Children's Museum in Ogden and then we went to Artic Circle for lunch. It's been so long since I've been able to spend one-on-one time with McKenna and fun to watch her run around exploring the place.

John's brother Steven and his wife Silvia and cute lil Nicholas stopped by today to say Hi. It was soo good to see them and I can't believe how big Nicholas is getting. I forget he's only a few months older than Tyler he's soo advanced running and talking! I'm kicking myself for not getting a picture of them since it will be Thanksgiving before we get to see them again but I'm realizing how quickly the time continues to fly.

Last but not least the girls have been getting along pretty well. There is still lots of refereeing going on meaning between McKenna and all the other lil kids in the family (Maddie, Kierra & Tyler) but today McKenna did something that shocked the socks off of me. McKenna and Maddie had come in from the deck where they had been playing in the snow/ice. McKenna took Maddie's coat off and gave it to her Mom and then Maddie who'd sat on the floor was pushed down where McKenna proceeded to sit on her and then Fling her arms back and forth almost as if she were beating the crap out of her. The only thing missing was the actual contact between McKenna's hands and Maddie's face. I was horrified as I tried to think of where she could have learned something like that. Funny enough it didn't phase Maddie, her mom said due to her younger sister beating on her so often. Time out did proceed as I quickly grabbed her off her, but seriously...is this really my kid? One day I'll look back and laugh...at least I hope so.