The Weather Outside is Frightful!

We're all hunkered down here in Gresham while the storm rages outside. It's kind of cozy being snowed in for a few days. I'll have to take some of this "down" time to post some new photos soon and get back to my personalized child updates I started (I only got as far as Weston). I hope you're all staying warm!

Snow Day!

Here are Mike and the kids enjoying the snow this past weekend. Elsie made it about 2 minutes before she fell in the snow and wouldn't stop crying. She ended up taking a nap while the others played :) Weston looks upset in the photo because he had just been hit in the face with a snowball by his daddy. Mike says the wind blew it in his face, but I have my doubts. ;)
I'll do another post soon with some of my brother's professional photos!

Thanksgiving Weekend

We had a great time in Bend Thanksgiving weekend! Kyle was able to fly out from Georgia so we enjoyed time with him and Haley all weekend. We had a special time of sharing what we are thankful for during our meal. My aunt, Peggy, was able to join us on Thursday as well. We ate and ate and ate!
The photo above is of Weston and Grace with their new scooters. My parents gave them their Christmas presents early so they could enjoy them in Bend. Elsie enjoyed riding the scooters so much (with help) that they went out and bought her one also for Christmas! I think Noah will have to wait awhile for his ;)
One of the best parts of the whole weekend was that my brother took professional photos of our family! As you can imagine, with four small children going to a photo studio is a nightmare. Kyle got great shots of the kids casually playing and some wonderful "posed" shots of the six of us together. Even a couple with all of us looking in the same direction! If you cannot appreciate how hard this is you may refer back to my blog for Dec '07 when Mike and I tried to get a few Christmas photos with only 3 children. What a nightmare! Anyway, once I get access to my brother's photos I'll post a bunch and order our Christmas cards!

Noah received a bath in my mom's kitchen sink. We have to be careful to wash between all the rolls!

Mommy and Noah. We have a photo of Weston about this age wrapped in the same towel.

Grace and Noah. I'm not sure why he was crying, but it obviously wasn't bothering Grace.

Bye-Bye Kitty!

We had to find a new home for our kitten. :( My allergies were very bad. I listed the kitty on Craigslist Saturday morning and had a call within an hour. A nice couple came and picked him up that afternoon to be a companion to their other kitten. They decided to name him "Spot" for the little spot on his chin. The kids were pretty upset on Saturday but have been fine since then. Mike steam-cleaned the carpets last night to get rid of the cat dander. I feel better already!

Are We Crazy or What?

So...we are officially crazy. We now (at least for the time being) are proud cat owners! We picked up our little kitty last night and brought him home, only to discover that I am very allergic to him! I knew I had some allergies to cats but I didn't know they would be so extreme. I am itchy, snotty, sneezy...the whole 9 yards. We are so disappointed as we really like him. He's fun and cute and even uses his litter box really well. The kids have been having a blast playing with him all morning. I keep telling them they have to give the kitty a rest once in awhile so they don't make him crazy :)

I'm not sure we'll be keeping the kitten due to the allergies, but we'll enjoy him while he's here.