Snow and Pumpkins - perfect together

Who knew that we would be going sledding and carving pumpkins on the same day this year....



I think the kids were enjoying this run!



Kate on top of the snowman that they built with the Burkes and Mommy
Kate digging in...

Paul with a big smile....

A January and early February update...

Sorry for the delay in posts- no good excuse, other than enough to do at work and home, a comfy couch (and warm blanket) making it difficult to get downstairs to the computer and enjoying our family time when we're all together.
In case you didn't know, it snowed... and snowed... and then iced over. We've enjoyed as much of it as we can (and continue to be thankful that we bought a snowblower several years ago!) and I'm trying to pass on my love of sledding. Today the kids were 'racing' down the hill on their sleds, so I'm getting there.



We also had a fun visit with Uncle Ryan and Lauren last weekend. There were lots of laughs and it was great to see them. Kaitlyn made them a lot of tea and coffee, and there was a good deal of tickling.



The other weekend the kids and Paul decided do "work" together- unfortunately Paul was at the kitchen table the longest.
The other day Paul and Kaitlyn were both 'reading' on the couch after dinner- and invited Woody to join.

This week is Kaitlyn's 2nd birthday... how quickly those two years have gone by!

Did you know it snowed?

If you haven't turned on a TV in the past week, you may not have known that a huge snowstorm hit us friday night into Saturday afternoon. We woke up on Saturday morning to about 18-24 inches of snow, depending where you measured. Needless to say, much of our weekend was spent playing outside (and watching Paul with the snowblower and thinking over and over that it was one of our best purchases ever!).
The beginning of our snowman, made Friday night when we got home from work (although we had to dig him out on Saturday!):
Kaitlyn's first outing (note that Paul III is in the background shoveling... which is what he did almost all weekend!):
Paul III had just a few inches on the snowfall, but not much:
Having a snack while helping daddy clear off the back porch- we need to be able to grill, right?:
Kaitlyn getting "into" the snow:
And recovering:
Playing with mom- yes, Paul III is still shoveling in the background: