Snow Day

We finally joined the rest of the country with record snowfall! Since there was an inch of snow on the ground (I know, wimpy by most standards, but a very rare occassion for Austin) school let out at noon today! Yay!!!

Toby, Aspen, and Isaac spent the day with their friends throwing snowballs, make dog snow sculptures by fire hydrants (calvin & hobbs style), and roaming the golf course (lots of snow there).

So Hazel and her friends went sledding on the hill behind the house.

Used all the snow on one side of the house to make a snow man. ( A first for Hazel.)

Nate broke out his Bulgarian Russian-style hat (to keep his hairless noggin warm.)

I spent the day finding snow gear for all the kids showing up at the house, making hot chocolate and stew (great snow day food), taking pictures of the day, and searching for our lost dog. (She walked out the back gate. I figured since she hates being wet, she'd come back. After 3 hours, we had to go look.) Then bathing said wet dog, feeding the missionaries and leftover friend (no dinner left over - a day in the snow made everyone very hungry!); and then lots of wet snow gear needing laundering.

It has been a fabulous day off!

Texas weather

I believe this is only the second time we have had real snow since we moved to Texas, and it is already better than the last time (this statement excludes several instances of freezing rain and "wintery mix").



It was 75 a couple days ago, and probably will be again by the end of the week.

Toby is getting closer

to being an eagle scout. Still a ways off. But we'll get there eventually.

At the last court of honor Toby got a bunch of merit badges and advanced to First Class.

Now we have TWO of them living in our house

Two teenagers.

Aspen turned 13 last week.

She planned her own party: 25 of her "closest" friends (mostly the beehives and deacons from church, plus a few others from school). They played field games and had a good time, despite the windy, chilly, weather. The hot chocolate helped. Then, on her actual birthday, we had cake and presents.

I don't know if I will survive teenage-hood. Mostly, my children are great. But when they aren't sleeping enough, hungry, (all the usual suspects + hormones) things get a little dramatic at times. But I guess as long as I get enough sleep, we'll be good. Then I can deal with the drama.