Let it snow!

Finally after living here for 8 years it snowed. It was a very cold cloudy day and after lunch a few flakes started falling. I went up to the school and all the kids were outside screaming and running around in the falling "snow". Here is the dog, no she doesn't have really bad dandruff. The flakes were falling quickly and were very large, but after just a little while it stopped.

We thought that was the end until after dinnertime it started up again and this time it was sticking.
Poor Gopher, he was like Randy in "A Christmas Story". You had to hold his arms down because his coat was so bulky they just stayed out to the sides.
The Bear and the Goose had a great time. They made snowballs, little tiny snowmen, and even a snow angel on the trampoline.

They even got to try catching flakes as they were falling.


By the next morning not too much was let. Once the sun came out it all melted very quickly.

I went out and collected some snow in a pot for the Gopher to play with since he didn't really enjoy it the night before. He liked the way it tasted, but he wasn't too sure about playing with it.

Recitals, School Programs, Parties, Oh My!

November and December were full of lots of events. The Goose celebrated the 50th day of school with a sock hop and 50's party. They had root beer floats and bubble gum. She looked super groovy.

The Bear participated in the District 4-H food show in Refurgio in early December. It was our first time for this, so we didn't really know what to expect. She did very well, but didn't place (they only gave awards to the top three in each category and there were about 12 in hers). She made banana bread. After the judging, she participated in the food challenge with some girls from another county. She really enjoyed that part. Hopefully if she does it again next year, it will be a little closer.

Santa made a visit to our Church Christmas party and everyone got a picture.

The Goose is the third star from the right. They sang two songs and she even had a little speaking part.

The Bear is there in the middle. She also sang two songs and had a solo on one. Luckily the lights were out so they couldn't see who was singing.

The final big event of the month was the dance recital. They both did a great job. The Goose danced to White Christmas and the Bear to Little Drummer Boy.

The Gopher's Birthday

Happy Second Birthday to the Gopher. It is hard to believe that he is two. We have a tradition of birthday donuts. So here is the Gopher with his donut. We sang happy birthday and the sisters helped blow out the candles (after he tried to touch it). For his party we decided to have a cowboy/Rodeo party since his now rolling around the house. The invitations said Rollin, Rollin, Rollin, and we certainly had a Rollin good time.

Since we were having a cowboy/Rodeo themed party, we had a wagon wheel cake. Plus round is easy. So the Gopher had his own little cake with candles. He needed a little help from his sisters to blow them out, but he enjoyed the cake part.

Who doesn't like cake (except maybe cousin Kacie). But the Gopher sure does. This year he was able to get his hands into the cake. I don't think much of what he touched made it to his mouth, but he had fun making a mess. His Daddy and sisters helped with the getting to his mouth part.

He wasn't too interested in opening presents, but the Bear and the Goose helped him out. He got lots of new pajamas and some new toys too.

The following is the Rodeo part of the party. We tried to get Spencer to ride the goat, but he wasn't interested. So Brandon decided he would give it a try. So here is our addition to America's Funniest Home Video. Note, no children or goats were injured in the making of this clip.