Christmas 2010 - Illinois Snow Pictures!

I finally got around to finding my snow pictures.  We had fun and enjoyed the snow while we were there.  Had to pack a lot of visiting and seeing all the family in to our visit.

Dad and Makaela trying to make a snow man. 

Allen was not really wanting to be out in the cold.  

Our little snowman!

Makaela making a snow angel 

"Who can I throw this one at?"

February 2011 Snow - Winter Storm - NOT!

Well, we were prepared and was looking forward to snow.  All we have is ice, now it is mostly melted and we are expected to freeze again tonight.  In spite of no snow, we have had a good time as a family.  We played games, watched some movies and even did some school work.  Oh and I cannot forget the chores.  :o)   We have joked around and said this is the last time we listen to the weathermen, but I guess we can all make mistakes.

I'm off to go try a new recipe.  Will let you know if it turns out.

Snow in South Texas...Let it Snow!!!

**I wrote this over a week ago and just now remembered to finish it.  Sorry!
We had snow over the weekend and the children had a wonderful time playing in it.  It was really a sight to see and wonderful to watch it come down.  The day was starting out to be a normal day..I went out to run some errands before the "snow/ice" was to come, that way I could be home before it got bad.  I'm familiar with how to drive on snow and iced roads, but I'm not comfortable driving on it with others that are not so careful.  Anyway, we started out and by noon snow was coming down, I had to run north of where I live and the closer I got to our town the more snow there was.  I stopped by my house before taking my Mother home and found out I had no power.  Well, I did not have any house keys on me, we were in the process of making new keys and Allen Sr. had them either with him or in the house somewhere.  So, I called him and he said that he thought they were with him.  I ran my Mother home and left Makaela with her, I needed to get Allen Jr. off the bus.  While I was there getting him off the bus I tried the back door in hopes that it was left unlocked, no, it was not.  I was wanting to get our dog, Macy out of the house and the camera.  I was not able to take pictures of the children playing in the snow, because the camera was in the house.  Allen Sr. came home and he did not have any of the keys with him either, so he started trying all of the windows, he finally found one opened and we were able to get in, by this time the snow had stopped and it was getting dark outside.    We were able to get what we needed and head over to my Mother's house.  We also had a youth Christmas dinner to attend that night, we went to that and then after was able to come back home.  We had electricity then.  Even through all of that the children were able to enjoy the snow and have a good day and night.