Valentine's Day

Yeah, yeah so I'm a day late and a dollar short: So what?
Much has happened and all my kids are playing nicely and quietly so I thought I'd blog!

(Hurry, hurry!!!)

Valentine's Day is usually a low key event at my house. I try to make something meaningful for the kids instead of giving them candy like they get everywhere else. Last year I made them these great hearts with a pic of me and that individual boy together. See here for a pic. I couldn't think of what to do this year but Gary and I were at Target and he picked up some Strawberry Marshmallows and Rice Krispies and came up with the idea to make rice krispie hearts! They were a huge hit! Also Gary had fun shopping for Valentine's Day presents for the boys: Here's some pictures:

Gabriel got his very own Lego pack that he put together all by himself! He was so proud! I was so happy for him too!

Zech's heart and present underneath!

I have tried loading a picture of Ammon 5 times but for some reason blogspot doesn't like it. :(

Blizzard 2010

Yikes! Seriously, YIKES! We got close to 3 feet when it was all said and done.

My backyard from the back door

From my front door.

Elijah is crawling!

First I'd like to say-my kitchen floor was VERY clean!
Second: this was a week ago. Eli can now crawl the span of a room and go from crawling to sitting up. He's so great! I just love this happy little boy! Check out his beautiful smile! :) He gets that from his Momma!

Park Day

Maryland winters do not offer many nice sunny days to enjoy the outdoors. I had been getting cabin fever and just plain depressed that the sun doesn't shine even though its cold out. However, there was one day a few weeks ago where the sun was shining brightly and the temperature was manageable. I decided to capitalize on it! There is a great park in the neighborhood across from mine that we had not been to yet so after I got Zechariah from school-we headed there for some playtime. It turned out beautifully!

Gabe and Zech are kings of the mountain!

Zech on top of the monkey bars

Gabriel loving the park!

Ammon loves the camera and as much as I tried to catch a candid-
he kept posing for the camera. Isn't he handsome?!

This was Eli's 1st time on a swing.
As you can see, he was elated! He laughed and laughed!
So sweet!