Thursday, November 30, 2006

Let It Snow

This morning, I didn’t wake up to a crying baby—I woke up to the sound of sleet. Crazy Texas weather!!! Yesterday the high was 76 degrees. Chris and I raked leaves and put up Christmas lights in t-shirts & shorts. Then, the temperature dropped 18 degrees in 2 minutes, and this morning we had sleet and snow!!!! We took Noelle outside to play for just a minute and take some pictures. Don’t worry…we didn’t have her out in the snow for long.



I’m glad we already decorated the house because I wouldn’t want to do it in the cold. :-) Decorating for Christmas is always fun, but it’s a lot of work. Chris and I set out to find a tree this year because ours was super-wobbly. We decided since we’ll have several young kids over here for our life group party, it was time to invest in a new one that hopefully won’t tip over. We splurged on one that is pre-lit! That made the job much easier.

I also tried to put my collection of snowmen out of harm’s way. It’s kind of a dress rehearsal for next year when Noelle will be into everything. Boy am I glad she can’t get into stuff yet! As you can see I made a HUGE mess…I think next year I’ll have to decorate when Noelle goes to sleep.



Something else we got this year is a timer for our lights. It is super cool…it automatically turns on at dusk, and then you can set it to turn off after 2, 4, 6, or 8 hours—or you can have it turn off at dawn. Very high tech. I’m just glad I won’t have to go unplug the lights in this weather! (I know I’m a wuss.)

Anyway, I hope you have a wonderful wintry day! And if you don’t have snow where you live…enjoy pictures of ours!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Fun pictures. Oh the advantages of working in the schools...snow days! Hope ya'll have a fun family day!!! I love the pic of Noelle in the Bumbo in the snow! I might copy you if I can get my lazy self outside. Although I am not sure if I want to chase Kaylee around and then try to get her back in the house. She would probably want to stay outside all day! bye!