Snow Day, January '09

Today is our first snow day for the year. Last night we got a glaze of ice that closed down school for today. At 3 am, the sleet started in full force. It was a classic ice storm, lightning and thunder included! It has sleeted or snowed off and on all day today, covering the ground with white. Our friend Allix called it snow sand because it was just like sand, only cold! We went out to play in it and it wasn't as fun as a good sticky snow. Still, it was fun to play out in the cold. The first one is Anna's snow angel. It might be hard to see.

New Year's Eve

This year Anna and Lauren stayed up with us to celebrate the new year. Last year Anna was with her friend at a slumber party, and Lauren just tuckered out before it was time. This year they were ready to go! We decided to watch a movie to pass the time. Anna is an adventure movie freak, so we watched Raiders of the Lost Ark. Indiana Jones is one of her favorites! After that was over they got their jammies on and played until it was time. We got some sparkling grape juice for them to toast with. They thought it was really neat to use the fancy glasses to drink out of, with something bubbly in it! After we kissed and toasted, Anna declared that she liked the juice (in fact she had some with breakfast too) but Lauren informed me that, "Next year I'll have chocolate milk in the glass, Mom!" She is too funny.