Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!

We had our first Blizzard here in Bel Air since...a few years ago?  Its been awhile.

We were snowed in all weekend and got lots of baking and cleaning up done.

The boys tried to play outside in the middle of it but sledding was impossible and Jack had started getting a fever late Saturday and came in not feeling so good.

He just has a virus so it'll pass.

 Matt tried shoveling halfway through the storm and all the work he did was covered in about 10 minutes.

 

These are our garbage cans on our back porch.  You can see how deep it got.

The plow came by on Sunday and you could really see how much snow there was after that.

Fun to finally have some snow this winter!

there and back

Anna and I got to take a quick weekend trip to California last weekend to spend time with my family and see my little brother dance in Berkeley with his company.  Oh it was a fun trip.  Anna did pretty well considering the three hour time difference.  She was all smiles usually.  It was so great to see everyone.  Here are just a few of the memories.

checking out the view from up here

meeting up with cousin Elise

Off to San Fransisco for shopping!

Loving the playtime with Grandpa and cousin Neil (I think Grandpa is too!)

Mom, sister Mary, and Me in our new matching tee's

Going to see Santa soon!  Picture time with cousins, Aidan, Elise, Neil, and Molly

Huh, so this is what he looks like up close...

Big night out to Berkeley to see Dallas perform

me, Mary, Mom, Bridget

Our little Dallas with his big sisters

Newest cousin Alan got blessed on Sunday so Anna and Neil got all dressed up for the occasion

Trying to get a picture with all the cousins that were there...

Will, Alan, Gabriela, Claire, Madelin, Anna, Neil, Molly, Aidan, Elise, Grace

the whole family and still missing 7 people!

mom, dad, me, Anna, Eldy, Gabriela, Madelin, Alan, Casey, Bridget, Aidan, Neil, Molly, James, Elise, Mary, Will, Claire, Alex, Kari, and Grace

not pictured: Matt, Ellis, Christian, Jack, Cole, Hayley, and Dallas

My newest nephew, Alan Enrique McMurray, about 3 weeks

me and my sibs, Casey Bridget, Mary, and Alex

Anna decided this time in California (since last time she figured out how to roll over) she would start to stand up on her own and balance and then get so excited that she was doing it that she would sit.  What a big girl.

Happy Birthday Jack!!

You are one crazy little guy.

And we love you tons.

You make everyday exciting,

and definitely keep us on our toes.

Happy Happy Happy Birthday!!

 

 

 

So Thankful!

So incredibly THANKFUL for an AMAZING husband, BEAUTIFUL children, and a pretty BLESSED life.  

9 Months Old.

Wow that went by quick.

So many things you've learned to do.

It's hard to even pick.

We'll start with your crawling, 

its really gotten fast.

Sitting around all by yourself,

is now a thing of the past.

You really know how to grow those teeth,

you've got 3 and 3 more on the way!

You've been using them to try out new foods,

and you also have lots more to say.

You babble a lot and it sure is cute,

when you say dada and mama.

My favorite is "blahblahblahblah",

and you're drooling more than a llama. (do llamas drool?)

You are now 28 inches long,

and a cute, pudgy 18.9 pounds.

My little baby is growing up.

Yes she is growing by leaps and bounds.

standing, crawling, and growing teeth!

Anna is growing so fast!!!  And doing new things all the time.  She has been standing up on things for a bit now but she has recently started letting go and trying to balance. 

She is crawling all over and is pretty dang quick!

She has some snack residue on her mouth in this first one but I had to get her doing this super happy smile.  You can even see her little bottom teeth in one picture.

Autumn

We had our big leaf raking day on Saturday.  It was gorgeous outside and we had lots of leaves needing to be raked and bagged (7 bags worth!)

The kids helped with the job but Jack enjoyed running through, jumping in, and throwing the leaves in the air.