in search of the perfect snowman

Oh my goodness.  I haven't made a snowman in probably 20 years, and I forgot how hard it is!  We were stir-crazy this afternoon, so Caleb and I went outside to play.  I pulled him around on the sled, and then we tried to make a snowman.  It was pathetic!  I thought if I just made a snowball and rolled it around the yard, it would grow by enormous proportions.  Ha!  I rolled that thing around for at least 10 minutes and it didn't grow at all.  And, of course, Caleb wasn't really helping much.  He didn't have a very long attention span when it came to rolling snowballs.  We finally gave up and used what we had to make a very short, squatty little snowman with a celery stalk for a nose.  It was not even 3 feet tall!  It was the saddest little snowman I have ever seen.  Oh well.  It was (kind of) a fun way to spend an afternoon with my boy.  So, if you drive by our house, slow down and pull out your binoculars, and you might see the little snowman by our front steps:)

scrapbooking 'til the cows come home

2011 has not been here very long, and I have already done way too many pages.  I am definitely learning how to do them faster with two children underfoot.  I thought I would post a few.  I had lots of fun doing these. 

reflecting on 2010

Reading everyone's blog posts about 2010 has got me thinking.  What were the highlights of my year?  Well, we had one major highlight this year.  We had our second baby boy in February!  I would have to say meeting him and introducing him to his big brother were two highlights of my year. 

Last year at this time, I was big and pregnant and thinking, "What have I gotten myself into?  I can't handle two kids!  What am I going to do?"  Well, Micah turned out to be the most content baby ever, which made my life a lot easier!  (except for the whole napping thing - we haven't quite got that down yet) 
More recently, I have loved watching them play together.  I didn't expect them to play together quite so soon, so this has been a pleasant surprise for me.  They share toys and laugh hysterically at each other.
I suppose the highlight of any year, though, is being married to Mark.  He is a wonderful guy (not just because he takes care of the kids in the early morning), and I'm blessed to be married to him.  I am looking forward to starting 2011 with my three wonderful guys.  Happy New Year!