Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Snow Solution



This winter we realized that when you live on a hill and it snows, your driveway and front yard turn into a fun park. The kids got creative and used pieces of cardboard to surf down the driveway until we were able to get a real sled. Shon decided he would demonstrate how to safely go down the hill on the new sled. He found that the hill was a lot faster than he thought and ended up doing a face plant at the bottom. The kids then showed dad how to really do it.
The second thing we realized is that it takes many hours to clear the driveway and circle drive. This wouldn't be so bad if it only snowed once or twice a year. However, after several days in a row of shoveling snow we came up with a much better solution (see pics below).



Ben surfing down the driveway.



Shon's new snow shovel.



Of course, all the snow has melted and it will probably never snow again.

Saturday, January 3, 2009

Merry Christmas



Naughty or nice? Depends on the time of day and changes by the minute.



This is another classic Christmas morning moment illustrating what happens after the kids stay up too late and get up too early. The picture is missing the part where Jack is pulling Meg's hair while screaming for her to let him go free.



The kids made an attempt to get in their last minute pleas to Santa to convince him that they really have been good this year.



Kate on stage following her ballet performance.