first snow

We are all getting very excited for Christmas around here! Yesterday we ended up taking all of our ornaments down and cut the tree up for fire wood. We didn't actually NEED fire wood, but the tree was beyond dead. Throughout the day I would hear ornaments falling off the branches because they were drooping to the floor. Luckily for us, my mother in-law bought us a little 3ft fake tree last year when life was too crazy to get a real one. So we pulled that out, set it up on a platform, and redecorated our tree! I think next year we should probably wait until December to cut a tree down.
(we went out thanksgiving weekend this year)

This morning, I got to dig through all of our boxes to find the kids snow gear. Once it was light out, We all bundled up and tromped though our backyard to play in the snow before it all melts. As always, Wyatt loved it, and Ruby focused on trying to make the perfect snow angel. All Shep wanted to do was stomp in the mud puddles that scatter our driveway. It was pretty cute.
I wonder if we will have a white Christmas this year?

home again home again

It feels a bit unreal to be back in our home. Jeremy drove us back Friday night and we came home to a foot of snow! Unfortunately he heading back to Seattle on Sunday, but I am thankful that there is now an end in sight! We finally found a house and will be making the two and a half hour trek over the mountains at the end of the month. Although, I predict it may take more like 4+ hours because of the snowy conditions…lets hope the pass doesn’t close on moving day!

Can I just say that I have been enjoying every minute of cleaning these past three days?! And that is not a sarcastic thought…I think it describes how happy I am to be in our home, with our things, our messes, and our separate bedrooms! The first two nights Ruby went to sleep so easily in her own bed. She just slipped right back into her routine, making me a very happy mama! I do have to thank all our family and friends though for putting up with us these past four to five weeks. We were not expecting to be gone that long…just goes to show life is very unpredictable and how blessed we are to have such great people in our lives!