One Big Icicle!!

I originally went outside to take a picture if these icicles hanging off the back of our house, because I thought these were big. Then.....

I looked to my left and saw this one!

Dan measured it about a week ago at 7 feet long! The only thing that came to my mind was what Ralphie's mom said in "A Christmas Story", "Icicles have been known to kill people!" Even as I blog this today it is still hanging from our roof and growing!

Let it Snow!

We started to get snow late afternoon on Christmas eve and it continued to snow until afternoon on Saturday. This is our backyard. Daniel wanted a white Christmas (and I did too!)

The front yard.

This was taken on our back porch. That is how much we got here!

And I want to send a big thanks to Dan for shoveling snow! And then it snowed some more!

Daniel and his new toy!

Daniel has been busy doing this! I feel like a bad parent because I think this is all he has done since he got his laptop. He does manage to eat, sleep and use the restroom! Does this count as family time with him and Dan on their laptops and me reading together in the living room!?!

Christmas 2009

Daniel's bag of coal! There really wasn't any coal in there, but I told him he would a bag of coal! He thought it was funny!

His favorite gift that he received was his new laptop! It was something he didn't really think he wanted but was VERY excited to get.

He also got lots of DVD's (he watches them on the laptop), a CD, cologne, books and as a family gift we got the Tony Hawk Ride for our Wii (it has been played but I was taking a nap when Dan and Daniel were playing it. I'll get pictures later). So our Christmas was very good. Great gifts, family and good food!