Happy Valentine's Day!

Mommy and Me Picture Time

They may not be the best (still working on that whole remote shutter using the phone thing) and I'm not looking top notch (coming of the worst. week. ever. and no makeup) but they are still cute. 

The Energy Crisis

The extreme winter of 2014 has resulted in an energy crisis. As in the children have too much and it makes me crazy. Saturday we tried to start turning the tides of the Worst. Week. Ever. by releasing the energy at Sylvania Playland. We met up with Cameryn and Avery and everyone had fun running around, bouncing, sliding and swinging. 

Snowflakes

My first attempt at snow flake pictures. I'm trying to make the most of all this darn snow.

What A Week...

The week of February 3rd is in the running for Worst. Week. Ever. A brief recap:

• Adam left for Thailand
• The sump pump went out 8 hours before Adam left (Dzaidzui was extremely nice and came and fixed it)
• Another snow storm, 11"+. Fun times
• Level 3 snow emergency (thankfully I didn't try to leave the house)
• Nick got a stomach bug that was nasty contagious and caused 4 extra loads of laundry
• Freaking out about me getting stomach bug
• Nick and I did not sleep Wednesday/Thursday night
• Home sick with Nick on Thursday while trying to get a ton of work done and total exhausted
• My work computer broke as I was trying to get reports out to customers
• I got a cold
• Both boys were diagnosed with really bad sinus infections
• Nick is a crazy maniac who can't sleep when on the antiboitic. Nick awake by 5 on Saturday. And no one took good naps. 
• Adam had to extend his trip another WEEK in Japan
• MORE. SNOW.

But what makes me feel better? The freak snow storm that hit Tokyo just as Adam was getting in (he made it in safely). You can run, but the snow will find you!! Hahaha! Sucks for Adam but, oh it makes me feel soooooo much better.  

Update Monday morning 2/10: I had high hopes for week two. I really did. Then Ben got the stomach virus. And my work computer won't boot up. And this means that I am still not out of the clear of getting the stomach virus. 

A Cul de Sac of Snow Fun

At least when it snows, its warm (because 10° feels normal and fine now). And the kids can play in it for hours. I think they were out for 2 hours in the morning/afternoon and then again for an hour in the late afternoon. 

Nick needs a little lesson in physics and how you can't ride your bike on ice.

We don't need to go to the sledding hill anymore. We have them in our yard now. 

How much snow do we have? This is the little pile. The pile on the other side of the driveway is well over 6 feet, probably approaching 7 feet. And this was before the other 4" on Sunday. It's higher now.

More Snow. Great.

More snow. A snow day. Story of my life.