SNOW DAY!!!!

Last Monday night, the snow was really coming down, and Cody was very interested in watching it from his door in his room! He stood there at the window for the LONGEST time, just staring out!!

Every once in a while, he turned back to us to say "Oooh!" as if to ask "Do you see that?!" (A few minutes later, he managed to pull the cord for the blinds, sending them crashing down onto his face and creating chaos for a few minutes - and Mom was there to catch it all on video! Hee-hee)

Not surprisingly, Jordan didn't have school the next day "SNOW DAY!!!" So Mom had to come up with ways to keep the kids entertained inside all day. Here they are building a pillow fort in Mom's bedroom!

Aaaaahhhh - The fort is complete! (Too bad they only played with it for a few minutes, bickered the whole time, then got bored and wanted to do something else! Oh, well, I tried!!)

One thing that can definitely be said for our girls is that they LOVE to help out. So we try to take advantage of it while it lasts - here we have put them to work doing dishes!

The weekend BEFORE the snow hit was actually really sunny and warm, so we took advantage of it by going out on the 4-wheelers with Grandpa Dan. Cody was VERY happy to be getting some actual 4-wheelin' in (he makes us take him out in the garage to sit on the 4-wheelers everyday, and then screams and cries when we take him off without giving him a ride. The kid is seriously addicted!)

"So what's the hold-up? Why are we not ridin' yet?"

Daddy also took the opportunity while we out in the boonies to let the kids (big ones included!) try out the new rifle he bought for the little ones. It's a tiny little .22 rifle that is made especially for kids, and it is SO cute! He's training up his little hunters early.

Here Jordan is taking aim at her target. She did really well for her first time, and even though Maddie was reluctant at first, she finally gave it a shot as well. She made Mommy and Grandpa Dan go for a walk with Jordan and Cody, though, because she ONLY wanted Daddy to see. She definitely does things her OWN WAY!