Snow Daze

 Well, the kids have been hoping for snow and much to our surprise, we got some SNOW!

We had promised the cousins a Valentine's Day sleepover, so on Sunday the 14th we did just that!  Chris went back home to sleep, but I stayed at Alli's.  

heart-shaped pizza for dinner!

The kids knew that snow was a possibility and the anticipation woke them up EARLY!  

They were beyond thrilled when they looked out the window!

It was crazy to look down the street and see this!  

The first couple of hours the kids were in and out of the house playing!  It was REALLY COLD outside, so some lasted longer than others. 

The rest of the week was kind of a blur.  School was cancelled and the power was off and on.  Our house was extremely cold, but we were very fortunate not to have had any damage inside our home.  For that we are so thankful!  

Once the roads were safe, the kids and I made the trek over to Mumsie and Popsie's house for some electricity and a warm night's sleep.  Chris wanted to stay home to monitor the pipe situation.  

The kids finally got to make their little snowman! :)

Just another crazy thing to add to a crazy year!  

Christmas 2020

 We had the most wonderful Christmas this year.  The kids are still at such magical ages and we were so thankful to get to be with family!

Christmas Eve was spent at Mumsie and Popsie's house!  We spent the day eating, playing, decorating cookies, and just enjoying our time together.  

We made the kids get dressed up to watch church online and take pictures. :) 

Alli and I had this handprint platter made for Mumsie and Popsie.  We were beyond happy with how it turned out! 

We always save presents for last and we had some VERY excited kids! 

They loved all of their gifts, especially Georgia's tumbling mat and the boys' foosball table!  

We came home on Christmas Eve night, put cookies and milk out for Santa, and got to bed!  We have the tradition of the kids sleeping in our room on Christmas Eve (a tradition we had growing up).  When we woke up, Santa had come!

Sleepy faces ready to see what Santa brought

Next, it was time for the kids to open presents from us! They were so excited and grateful for their surprises and it made me so happy!  

We were not able to go to Gonzales on Christmas this year, but Grandma and Grandpa came over for Christmas lunch! 

 They all three became obsessed with Dude Perfect in quarantine (we were late to the party) and they were so excited about their DP shirts!

We also had a plate made for Grandma and Grandpa!

Two days after Christmas, Chris and the kids went to the ranch for three nights and I stayed home.  We have had a LOT of time together this year, so I didn't feel too bad about it. ;). I missed them, but I was also grateful for the time to get the house back in order and relax.  They came back in time for New Years.  We had a low-key night at home saying goodbye to the most weird, yet wonderful year!

Let your heart be light!