Snow Snow Snow

Today we were out of school once again and will be tomorrow as well. So today we decided to play outside and let the girls get some cold fresh air. We played in the snow, attempted to make a snowman, and went sledding. Breckyn and mommy came inside before daddy and Ashlyn because Breckyn's nose was bright red. She had so much fun being outside!

Getting ready to go outside! All bundled up. Poor Breckyn looks like Randy from "The Christmas Story". She can't move her arms!


Sledding down our side yard/backyard. Lola got on board as well, after that first time she wanted to go sledding every time.


There they go!


Enjoying the snow.


Daddy and Ashlyn tried to make a snowman, but the snow was powder.


Breckyn and her buddy Lola.


Daddy shoveling our driveway. He saw me taking a picture and decided to throw the snow at me.

Another Snow Day

Today we were snowed in like a lot of people were and so we tried to entertain ourselves the best we could. The girls wanted to go outside and play in the snow, but we decided it was too cold so we brought the snow INSIDE. We brought in a bucket of snow and Ashlyn made her own little snowman in the kitchen while Breckyn had a bowl of her own snow to play with. The snow didn't last long inside the house so Ashlyn sat her snowman out on the deck. We then made some ice cream with Ashlyn's DQ Blizzard Maker she got for Christmas from Grandma Rhonda and Pepa. It turned out really good! Also, Ashlyn and I made her project she had to do for the "100th day of school" that will be this Thursday. Her teacher asked the students to make a t-shirt with 100 things on it, so we did polka-dots. We grouped each color in 10's. Ashlyn did a good job counting each dot to make sure she got 100 on there. Here's some pictures from our day.

Breckyn with her bowl of snow.





Pictures of the snow off our deck.


Got a shot of a cardinal in our tree.



Ashlyn making her t-shirt.




Daddy reading to Ashlyn her chapter book for school. We have to read a chapter every evening.


Ashlyn was chosen to be "student ambassador" for her kindergarten class. She was chosen for the spring semester based on leadership skills, responsibility, good academic standing, and good social skills. Her job will be to help new students who come to their classroom and represent her class. She also gets to each lunch with her school counselor and the other student ambassadors once in awhile, so she's happy about that!

A Sunny Day at the Park (in January!)

Today it was absolutely beautiful outside! I think it reached 73 degrees in Bella Vista, so we all decided to pack up and head to the park for the afternoon. The girls enjoyed swinging, Breckyn loved playing in the rocks, Ashlyn made some friends and played with them on the playground, and Ronnie and I enjoyed the warm sun on our backs as we sat and watched the girls play. We then walked over to the basketball court and shot some hoops while Ashlyn practiced dribbling. It was a very relaxing Saturday that was much needed by all!

Ashlyn pushed Breckyn in the swing for awhile. Breckyn usually likes the swing, but today I couldn't tell if she was having fun or not.





These rocks kept Breckyn entertained the whole time we were at the park. She grabbed rocks with her hands and stared at them for minutes at a time.





Breckyn and mommy. The sun was bright! Breckyn took a good picture though.


More fun with the rocks.





Going down the slide together. We stuck with the short slides when the girls went together.


Ashlyn practicing her dribbling. She says she been learning how to dribble in P.E. class at school. She does pretty good! She is however a "ball hog". Ronnie and I couldn't take the ball and shoot around without her getting mad.




Breckyn did well watching us play but soon lost interest and wanted out of her stroller. I let her crawl around on the grass but she wandered over onto the court. By the time we got home her pants were not khaki anymore, they were gray.

Random Pictures of Our Family

I found some pictures on my mom's camera and wanted to put them on the blog. Here they are...

Pictures from October 2010.






Ashlyn took this picture of daddy and Breckyn.











At Grandma Becky's.






Christmas Eve 2010.