Part of Quentin's mom's Christmas gift to the grandkids was a trip to Build A Bear after the holidays. They each had a dollar amount to spend and they each got a bear and an outfit. It was a fun idea and not only did they each get a great gift that they picked out, but a fun and memorable experience with Grandma as well!
In January we get LOTS of birds that fly around our neighborhood - they're just thick in the air! I love that they like to hang out in our trees and have some berries from our flowering pear trees.
After a few years of hardly any snow, we've been hit hard this year. On January 11 we got lots of snow - we measured 11 1/2 inches in under 12 hours! Added to the snow that was already on the ground, we had 28 inches of snow! Schools were closed and Quentin stayed home from work. So fun!
Kiera's awesome class does lots of skits as they learn about history. Kiera was able to play the part of Elizabeth Harrison during the Boston Tea Party play.
A few weeks after we got all that snow, we got freezing rain (which we never get in Utah!) It was weird - and horrible watching the kids come out of school at the end of the day and slip all over each other! This first picture is what our backyard and our neighbor's backyard looked like when their car lights were shining on the icy snow.
The ice measured about 1/4 inch.
This is a picture of snowflakes on my garbage can - so pretty!
