Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Winter Olympics 2014
I made it my February goal to catch up on my blog, photo editing, video editing, and 2013 blog book. I have made good progress on my goal. Every year February haunts me and taunts me with it's never ending bitterness and cold. This year I decided to make peace with February and use the time of indoor confinement to catch up on all my computer related items.
As I was putting together my 2013 blog book I read over some of my February posts from last year. I have to say, I was a fool in 2013. I didn't know what cold was. I even put a picture of my car reading 11 degrees. This year 11 degrees feels warm. One day they closed school because it was -20. This week we had three snow storms that dumped almost 2 feet of snow on us, that isn't melting. Although next week it should warm up to the 40s and 50s which will melt all the snow and most likely flood our town. Moral of the story? Don't complain about the weather so much. Also, previous weather facts are boring.
Lilly and Jack enjoy playing in the snow. I got smart this year and bought L-Bow gloves for them (gloves that go up the entire length of their arms), wool socks, and more head gear. I also bought snow pants for myself and -30 mittens. It's taken me 10+ years of combined Pennsylvania living to realize that it's cold here and I need to prepare appropriately.
As I was putting together my 2013 blog book I read over some of my February posts from last year. I have to say, I was a fool in 2013. I didn't know what cold was. I even put a picture of my car reading 11 degrees. This year 11 degrees feels warm. One day they closed school because it was -20. This week we had three snow storms that dumped almost 2 feet of snow on us, that isn't melting. Although next week it should warm up to the 40s and 50s which will melt all the snow and most likely flood our town. Moral of the story? Don't complain about the weather so much. Also, previous weather facts are boring.
Lilly and Jack enjoy playing in the snow. I got smart this year and bought L-Bow gloves for them (gloves that go up the entire length of their arms), wool socks, and more head gear. I also bought snow pants for myself and -30 mittens. It's taken me 10+ years of combined Pennsylvania living to realize that it's cold here and I need to prepare appropriately.
Friday, February 7, 2014
Lilly's baptism
Lilly was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on January 25, 2014 by her father.
She wore the same dress that I wore in 1988 at my own baptism.
It was a lovely day to celebrate Lilly with friends and family. After the baptism, talks from Nana and Grandma, and a beautiful musical number from Lilly and Aunt Valerie, we had a nice luncheon. We had family and friends traveling from various distances and wanted to make sure everyone had something to eat. Our house just wasn't big enough, so we utilized our church gym.
Lilly's happy and sweet spirit shone through and brought happiness to everyone that day.
Thursday, February 6, 2014
8 is great!
Lilly turned 8 on January 23, 2014.
Opening presents first thing in the morning before school.
Lego!
New birthday cake tradition is to take our traditional mother's day cake (chocolate wafers with whipped cream, aka zebra cake, aka refrigerator cake, aka Russell family traditional cake, aka my mom) and turn it into a number cake. Which means no baking cakes! Which is my specialty, to not bake cakes.
After cake, Lilly was able to drink from our new traditional celebratory goblet. Lilly won this goblet at the Corning Museum Of Glass, glass demonstration that was made AT the Corning Museum Of Glass. It was pretty thrilling for her, she also learned that she wants to be a gaffer.
Lego birthday building.
Happy 8th birthday to my sweet Lilly girl.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Snow day...again
We are on our second snow day this week and we had 8 inches of snow this morning. The kids were up building snowmen before 9AM.
Jim sweetly went into work late so he could shovel us out and build a snow man for Lilly.
Jim sweetly went into work late so he could shovel us out and build a snow man for Lilly.
Lilly added all the details. She loves to wear Jack's "ninja" mask.
Lilly asked me to build another snow man. Jack said it was Olaf and that he loved him. Jack said "he wants warm hugs from me."
Jim came home from work and built HIS snow man with the kids.
(Jack is giving this snow man warm hugs.)
It started snowing and got pretty cold. We have another two hour delay tomorrow. So happy that winter doesn't last forever.
Sunday, February 2, 2014
Upwards 2014
Last year Lilly played basketball for upwards. This year they added a new K-2 cheer squad and Lilly opted to cheer.
She seems to be enjoying cheer, when I asked her which she preferred (basketball or cheer) she said cheer. Upon further questioning she said she preferred cheering because they had snack time during the games for cheer leaders.
Either way, she is having fun and is adorable. Here are the cheer highlights from today's game.
She seems to be enjoying cheer, when I asked her which she preferred (basketball or cheer) she said cheer. Upon further questioning she said she preferred cheering because they had snack time during the games for cheer leaders.
Either way, she is having fun and is adorable. Here are the cheer highlights from today's game.
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Christmas (2013)
Jim gave me an early Christmas gift this year. It was a new lens for my camera.
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