Girl Date/Snow Date

I think this is my second to last off track for Addi!!!!  It just breaks my heart!  Brandi's girls and I have had girlie dates for about 7 years when the girls have been off track and Brandi's working.  Now it is just down to Addi and me- and next year her school is going off year-round.

 

Today Parker joined us for lunch since he was home on work release (and not working. lol)  Addi chose a new burger place- Tony's Burgers- which really was fabulous.  The kid's menu said "for kids and really immature adults."  That's what I got!  After we took Parker home, we did errands several places and did a little shop since Addi's birthday is Wednesday.  (11!!!!!!)    We bought the missionaries in line behind us their groceries which they were so darling about (and grateful!)  We got lost trying to find our car in a blizzard which I did tell Addi is part of the fun. Then the blizzard stopped (and we were soaked)- and on the way home, our goal was to find 11 snowmen that made us smile in honor of Addi's age.

 

We have had a TON of snow and it is good and wet.  But the snowmen pickings, other than a few, were a titch sad.  Lots of melted faces and lost limbs.

 

 

 
This one made us laugh...he fell over dead!!!!

 

 I do love that this one lights up!

 Go BYU!

 

 

 

 

 

We weren't sure we could really count some as snowmen- snow blobs really but there were a few wonderful ones. And snow blobs have feelings too.  I think the wind has done a number on them.  We decided that sometime you just have to make your own happiness and came home and made our own!!!  Love my girl!  Snowmen make me smile.

Once There Was A Snowman

This is a tribute to all snowmen who live or have lived! It is so gorgeous outside that I would be remiss if I didn't acknowledge it. And snowmen just make me happy! Here's just a couple of snowmen stories that I celebrate:

When Ryan W. was on his mission, I just missed him terribly. For Christmas, I had the kids build a snowman for each member of our family outside our kitchen door. We built one for Ryan too. Then we had our picture taken, everyone with their snowman. I don't have the picture handy to post but I loved looking out the window and seeing that our family was "complete."

I always tell the kids around Christmastime, that if they really want to make me happy, just make me a snowman for my Christmas present. Two years ago we didn't have any snow. So Ben, who lives up at Alta, filled the back of his truck (twice I believe) with snow from the canyons and brought it down and dumped it on our grass. Luckily Joshie was here to help him and together they made me a wonderful snowman! What a labor of love!

I happened to be at Brandi's a few months ago and came outside to find Gracie working on this masterpiece. How can you not look at a snowman and not smile. For that moment, all is right with the world! (And how can you not look at Gracie and smile...what a doll!)