Snow, snow, snow, snow, snow.

Our dry winter turned into a very snowy February.  This past week we received another foot of snow.  Here are some pictures of what we've been experiencing.

The birds have been very thankful for the feeder.

Selah and Isaiah enjoy playing in the snow.

Selah sledding with her friend, Aubrey.

She's queen of the snow hill.

Mommy and Isaiah enjoyed sledding together.

Snowplay!!!!

Sofia and Miranda bundled up and heading to the bus stop.

Our beautiful neighbourhood.

The frozen lake.

His nose.

Isaiah really banged up his nose Saturday night.  Poor guy.  And how did he do it?  Falling off a bike?  No.  Getting sucker punched by his sister?  No.

About 1:30 in the morning I heard a big thump.  I ran upstairs to find Isaiah had fallen out of bed.  He was wimpering a bit but he climbed right back into bed, settled down and was out.

It wasn't until he came downstairs the next morning that I saw his nose.  Whoa!  His bedding didn't have any blood on it so it seems as if he suffered rug burn.  Poor guy.

I think the worst of it all was having to put up with all the comments at church Sunday morning.  Ha!

Competition Time.

Sofia entered her first gymnastics competition this past weekend.  After 11 months of training it was time to put it into action.

Cheesy photo op for mommy.  She looked so cute in her competition  leo.

Time to warm up.  She was a little nervous.

This is a pic of her warming up on the beam.

Checking in at the judges table.

And the results.....she earned second place in the Level Five GIJO ages 8-9 division. 

We are very proud of her.  The one thing we desired of her was to do her best and to have fun.  She accomplished both.

Winter Play

After a dry winter last year and hardly any snow this winter, we are so excited to receive quite a bit of snow this month.  A prediction of 2-3 inches of snow on February 7 actually produced close to 10 inches.  This meant lots of outside play that day and the days to follow.  Here are some pictures.

Selah and Isaiah helping to shovel the driveway.

Selah figured out how to roll a snowball.  

Sof carrying her snowball to the snowman.

Snowman!!!

Sister and brother walking to the sled hill.

This girl is a maniac when it comes to sledding.

And down the hill they go.

Nothing better than warming up with hot chocolate.

Winter wonderland.  Oh so gorgeous.

Psalm 67

"....Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!  Let the nations be glad and sing for joy....."  Psalm 67:3-4a

Last night Kevin began our family devotion time reading the entire Psalm 67 passage.  As individuals, a couple and as a family we desire for the nations to be glad.  We desire for the nations to worship our Lord and Savior. 

After reading the psalm, we shared with the kids that we believe God has called us not only to pray for the nations but to GO to the nations. 

And that going may be sooner than later!

Sledding at Recess

I'll never forget when Sofia came home from school one day last year and shared with me that when it snows they get to go sledding during recess.  There is a pretty decent hill in the school yard that is just perfect for sledding.  Being a girl that grew up in the Caribbean and California I myself thought this pretty cool.

Well, last year was a winter that never gave us much snow.  Sofia was so disappointed.  When we did get a snow, it just wasn't enough to cover the hill.

This year's winter began even more dismal than last year.  We broke records for the going the longest amount of time without a snow.

But alas, last week it snowed.  One inch here and another inch there.  Then Friday night it snowed quite a bit.  And Sunday night it snowed a bit more.

Needless to say, yesterday Sofia came home from school so excited because she went SLEDDING AT RECESS!!!!  How fun is that.  Of course, this has meant making sure she has her snowpants, snowboots, hat, gloves and jacket.  But it is all worth it.