Snow...

There is just something about snow that I find magical.  I can remember being a child in Seattle and running to the window to see if the weatherman had got it right.  And when he did I would burst into Brennan's room to tell him the news!!  Because, isn't snow so much more fun when you have someone to share it with.  My brother Brennan and I would enjoy a hot breakfast before bundling up in our snow suits... then out we went for the day.  I can remember building snowmen with my dad, snowball fights with my brother, making snow cream.. and when we had a really great snow we would make forts with the neighbor kids. And then mom would have us come in for some hot chocolate.  I can remember the sharp contrast from cold to warmth when walking in the house.  You know what I am talking about... that cozy feeling you get as soon as you walk in. 

Now, I am all grown up.. and I still run to the window to see if the weatherman got it right :-) Mark thinks this is hilarious...  I guess I will always have an inner child that gets giddy over snow.  I come by this honestly....  If anyone has an inner child it's my dad.  They came over for dinner tonight and he told me that the first snowflake fell at 5:58 p.m.  Only my dad would know the exact time the first snowflake fell. There is a certain peace that snow brings to the soul.  I will leave you with some pictures from this winter :-) 

Brotherly Love??

I decided to start this blog so I could have something to look back on as my children grow... You know.. to be able to capture little moments in our family :)  So, my first entry and probably all my entries will involve my two little boys, Luke and Jake.  They are two years and ten days apart.  We wanted to have them close together so they would have each other and hopefully be best buddies.  One of the first questions people ask me is... "How has Luke handled having a little brother?"  Well, when Jacob was first born my response was..."He is doing great!! He hugs and kisses his brother... we have not had any problems at all."  Well, after a few weeks the newness wore off... Luke realized that baby Jake was here to stay... and he also began to see how much of mommy's time baby Jake took up.  Being my sneaky little two year old he would pretend he was going to hug baby Jake and as soon as he got close enough would look me straight in the eye and pinch him.  You can imagine my horror when this started to happen.  I just knew this would pass in a few days...  Well, months later we were still having outbursts and little pinches here and there.  I had finally decided that my dream of my two little boys being close may not happen.  After all, not all siblings are as close as I am with mine.  But, something happened a few mornings ago after I had poured my first cup of coffee... I rounded the corner a saw Luke hugging his brother.... I knew It was the real thing because he was hugging with his eyes closed.  He does this when he really wants you to know he loves you.  He gives it everything he's got.  I immediately ran and grabbed the camera to catch this moment.  So.. here it is!! Yep.. I think these two will be buddies after all.  I can't wait to see what they get  into over the years and I hope to share it all with you!!