Dreams CAN come true!

We have been dreaming of a white Christmas and once we found out the snow storm was on its way we were ecstatic.  After the kids came home from Grandma and Grandpa's house last night, they wanted to frolic in the snow and that they did!

 

Snow balls a sailing . . .

 

Angels' wings a spreading . . .

 and kids a laughing.

 

They were SO SAD when I told them to come in.

 

 

0600 in the morning and Paul wakes me up with the flashlight flickering by his side.  "No power and the snow blower is stuck in the garage." He dodged the snow drifts with my car and made his way into work.  School might have been called off but Hospitals do not close on blizzardy days.

 

 

Connor and I gathered up all our candles and lit them in the bedroom and bathroom.  Olivia and Connor played an interesting game of "I spy" while snuggling in our bed. 

 

Connor:  I spy something gray.

Liv: The picture.

Connor: yep

 

Liv:  I spy something black

Connor: The TV

Liv:  yep

 

and their game continued of muted hues!

 

We planned to cook our meals on the camp stove and play board games by candle light.

 

BUT, then the power came back on and our "camping" plans were interrupted with television and Minecraft.

 



 Looking out in our backyard.

It looks so much prettier with a layer of white.

 

I put on Paul's coveralls and Carhart Coat and decided I would get the snow blower out of the garage and blow some snow but that was short lived; I couldn't get it to start.  (Actually, I didn't know where the choke or throttle was).  So I attempted to scoop the snow with a snow shovel and the kids followed me outside for another romp in the snow.

 





They were pretending to survive off the Arctic land.  Hunting fox, rabbit, and polar bears.  Making rabbit stew and sewing polar bear fur blankets.  So great for their imagination to run wild.  Made me remember when my sister and I survived the Arctic land when we were younger.

 

After I finished a third of the drive-way, I decided I had had enough activity and decided to leave the snow blowing to Paul tonight.

 

I started the Hot Chocolate routine and with some hesitation the kids came in to warm up.

 

We did away with the electronics and have been playing board games and putting together some puzzles.

 

They are trying to talk me into playing outside again this afternoon, but the wind has picked up.  I guess a few minutes won't hurt them. 

Keepin' it Real at Roberts' Christmas

We celebrated our Roberts' Christmas way back on the first week of December.  Since the family has multiplied, it was the only time we could fit it in!  I was just going through the pictures of this past and loved all the great expressions from the kids.  When I came to these pictures, I thought it would be nice to share some Christmas magic through the pictures of the kids in the family.

 

 

Tiny Tot's eyes all aglow . . . 

 

 

 Ansel is becoming very animated.

 

 Ada loved decorating the gingerbread houses with stickers.

 

 Talk about animated; Evie is all smiles while crafting.

 

 These girls were busy singing and dancing while crafting.

 

Evie shows us her Motherly skills while holding Ben.

 

 Paul seems quite jolly holding and loving on Ansel.

 

 Time for dancing to Christmas songs on the record player.

 

 Tickle fight, tickle fight, tickle fight!

 

Fifty shots later and maybe have one where everyone is looking forward.

 

 The night ended with a good story, read by Evan.

 

 The next morning, the girls were sitting nice and ready to rip into presents.

 

 Phew! unwrapping presents is tiring!

 

Ben has his second wind for the rest of the party.

 

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

 

ENJOY THE MAGIC IN YOUR HOME!