"Winter Wonderland" in DC!

This was the first snow this winter. The kids have been waiting for this day forever. They were so excited to wake up to Winter Wonderland outside. It looked so beautiful. It reminded me of my winter days as a child. I always had so much snow. In fact, they would cancel school if the snow was too deep. My kids just happen to be out of school today, lucky them! My kids have really never had a white Christmas. They have rarely had the chance to even play in the snow. We just haven't always lived in areas where it snows. I have missed that, but today was great! The snow was finally here. The kids could hardly wait to venture out. MaKinley loved it. This was her first time seeing and playing in the snow. No matter how cold she was, she did not want to come in. As a matter of fact, my older ones did not want to come in either. They played in it for a long time.

The kids LOVING the snow!

My Girls!!
Tanner using his body as a sled. CRAZY!!My Snow Angels!!!
My Littlest Snow Angel!! Kinley enjoyin some snow! I am not quite sure what to think about that!?!
OH WELL!! It can't hurt her too much.
Sooooo Good!!

I can't stop!! Mom.

The kids enjoying the snow with friends!
A beautiful snow blanket.

The kids sledding!

More of them sledding.

My Snow Angels!!

Tanner's First Talk in Church

So, it has been awhile since I have posted anything but, today was a pretty special day. Tanner gave his first talk in church. His topic was "Endure to the end." He was pretty excited about it, I think. When the first counselor asked him, I did not know how he would react. He thought that it would be fun to talk in church. I saw the excitment in his eyes. He did a great job as he stood in front of a couple hundred people and read the talk he prepared. He was a little nervous when he started, but I could tell as his talk progressed that he was more comfortable. I see a future missonary in him. He wrote his whole talk by himself. Derek and I gave little help. He seems to be a very spirtually in-tune young man. We have seen this in him from such a young age. At times, it seems that he teaches us rather than us teaching him. He is such a good example to so many people around him. I can't be more proud of him. He is truly growing into a fine young man. We continually get compliments on what a great young man he is. The years have flown by and I have a son that can give talks in sacrament meeting. It makes me feel a little old, but I am glad that he has made good choices in his life so that he can share his testimony with others. I loved listening to him today. What a great son we have!