Our parenting skills are slipping ...

enough said

and more snow fun ...

Yes, we have more snow. Kristin thinks its time for the snow to be done for the century. But, the girls and I have had a lot of fun this week. Luckily, the temperatures have been great for playing outside in the snow. Of course, that has also meant some runny noses, coughs, etc. beginning to make its way back into the house. Since we have been watching a lot of the Olympics (I love the Winter Olympics), the girls were practicing on the big snow pile in the front yard.

2010 snow girls (and snowmen)

A nice wet couple of inches fell last night, and since the weather was about freezing, we went out to play. This was the first really wet snow we had this season, so that meant it was snowman time. We had a great time, although, we were pretty wet by the time we came in. Possibly more snow/rain tonight, and then another 5 inches on Sunday. I love it, but Kristin and Jenna are ready for somewhere nice and warm (and beachy).

Beautiful snow landscapes from Peoria

Here are a couple of recent snow landscapes from Peoria, courtesy of Kristin's photography.

Emily tries ballet

We talked our little Emily into taking ballet. She loved it. Dressed up in pink (her favorite color), dancing shoes and lots of mirrors, how could it not be a girls best friend. She can't wait to go back again.

Eli and Jude come for a visit

Eli and Jude came down from Milwaukee to visit. We had a great time playing, dancing, sword fighting, playing air hockey, eating, taking rides in the Jeep, etc. And, we celebrated 3 birthdays (Jenna, Anna and Jude). The pictures tell the real story of the weekend.

More Anna Birthday pictures