Weathering the storm

Well the big storm that was forecasted to hit our area wound up not being too bad. We did get a few inches of very wet snow and rain, but not the 12 inches that was predicted. What we did get was enough. It took both Ryan and I a good 3 hours to scrap the layer of ice off of our driveway. Actually, Ryan did more scraping while Adam and I did more playing.

So while Ryan was doing all the hard work...

Adam and I were making a snowman.
Our frosty the snowman.

Father and son

Adam and I showing off our snowman!

Starting to sink in...

The realization that I am finally done with school is really starting to sink in. My nights are all of a sudden free, and I find myself having the time to do things that I want to do instead of things I have to do (like homework). One of things that I have wanted to do is spend more time having fun with my boys. It has been wonderful coming home and not having to rush right into homework. I instead get to rush right into a big hug from my son. Here are some of the fun things we have been up to around our house.

There have been lots of horsey rides

and art projects

I am looking forward to many more nights of normal and fun with my family.

Hi Everybody!

This is the sweet little boy that I came home to today!

Fun for all ages.

Both my boys were having fun playing with Legos tonight.

See how well they both share!
Adam playing the "to to twain"

I asked Adam to smile for the camera, and this was the face he made! Lovely!

Happy New Year!

We rang in the New Year in Duluth this year. Ryan, Adam and I along with the rest of the Fargo crew headed east for a long weekend of food and fun. On New Years day, after enjoying my dad's chop suey, we braved the cold weather and went down to Bentleyville to look at the Christmas lights. They put on an amazing light display, along with activities such as ice skating, roasting marshmallows, and visiting Frosty the Snowman. (Adam was pretty impressed with Frosty).

Here is a shot of the lighted entrance to Bentleyville

We had to huddle to keep warm!


The whole crew keeping warm with hot cocoa.

On Saturday we kept things pretty quite. We enjoyed an amazing lunch at the Brewhouse and did some shopping at some of the fun shops downtown. That evening we had a small family Christmas at Granny and Papas. Adam has sure got the opening the presents thing down. And he sure had quite a few to open.

Adam opening gifts with Granny and Papa looking on.

Adam getting in some Uncle Dan time, as they read books together.