Monday, December 31, 2012

Happy 39th Birthday Kim!  I love you!
It snowed all day long.  Although it kept Kim and Brian from coming, it was beautiful!
James, James Hayden, and Alex must have really wanted to go fishing to go out in this weather.

When it's snowing outside all I want to do is stay inside and watch is snow as I sit by the fire and read a good book.

Jared went in to town to get tubes so the kids could go tubing.  When he returned, he took Tricia, Anna, and Emmy out on the Ranger.  They were headed for the pit which is over 3 miles away.  I thought they were a little crazy going out on the Ranger in this weather but I didn't say anything.  About an hour later Anna, and Emmy came in crying and Tricia was pretty annoyed.  They had absolutely no fun at all because they were freezing cold!
After the girls settled down they wanted a snack, and this was what the chose:

Pickes!  They love the dill ones the best.

 Anna and Emmy enjoying their pickles.

 Molly getting ready to go outside.  She did not want her picture taken.  Can you tell?

Some of us played Rockband and some of us played these games: Logo, Fact or Crap, Would You Rather, and 5 Crowns.  Some of us played dolls and some of us tried to get warm by the heater

Darrel debated most of the day and finally decided to come up with his kids who were so excited to play in the snow and to see their cousins.  They arrived this evening. 

Addy formed an instant bond with Emmy and Anna but it was a little harder for Ruby and Molly.  Molly tried.  She said to Ruby at one point: "It's okay Ruby, I'm nice now."

We celebrated Kimmy's birthday with Texas sheetcake and ice cream and we called her and sang Happy Birthday.

Some people stayed up until midnight but I wasn't one of them.  I think Darrel and his kids made it.

Tricia made her kids go to bed early and Emmy said: "We're the only kids in the world that have to go to bed before midnight on New Year's Eve.!"