SNOW DAY!!!!

Today school was cancelled as we woke up to 8 newly fallen inches of snow this morning.
Are all of you in AZ jealous??? You know you are....
I was so glad because that meant that I got to go back to bed instead of fighting with the kids at 6:30 am to practice their instruments and get ready for school.
We woke up at about 8-8:30. David even took a vacation day to hang with the family today.
We have been dealing with some hard stresses, so today's play day was very welcomed.
We sat around and had a leisure breakfast of pancakes and oatmeal. Then David and the kids stuck away to the family room in the basement to play a few hours of Wii games and watch recorded American Idol episodes.
I spent a while watching the cats get use to each other and making sure Kiki wasn't going to hurt the kitten.
Later, I took a nap with the little ones.
Following that we played out in the snow. It was fun! We hadn't had a relaxed enough day like this in a long time to do that. David and I built Hope and Justice an igloo while they sat around eating snow balls and throwing a few at us. The dogs loved it too. Charlie ran nonstop like a mad dog. Cass just chilled in the snow enjoying his time with the family.
To top it all off, we came in and warmed up with yummy hot cocoa and pizza and salads for dinner. Yum.
What a great day! I love hanging with my family. Nothing brings me greater joy.

Disney Vacation 2009

Ok - So I took a month off from blogging... I have been really occupied with life and getting back into the swing of things after we took our vacation.
It has been rough! We had the best vacation ever - hands down!!! It was so relaxing and fun. It was great to be just our little family. This was the 1st vacation we have ever taken by ourselves.
It started out with a long 2 days in the car, but we had fun anyway just being silly to pass the time. And, I am so grateful for DVD players and Nintendo ds or leapsters for the car ride. What did our parents ever do without them???
Once we got in Florida, it was awesome. WARM WEATHER!!!!! It is so fricken' cold here in Toledo!!! We wore shorts and bathing suits all week.
Each day was relaxed and stress free. Just what the Doctor ordered... Doctor David... Heehee....
We played mini golf. We want boating in our very fashionable swan boats. Justice got to ride on Thomas the train. He was beside himself with excitement. David and the big kids went biking while I hung back with the little ones and napped. The Jacuzzi was incredible. Our day at the beach was so fun!!! Check out David and his little pink & purple polka dotted boogie board. It is hilarious! I laughed for a long time about that sight.
We went to Epcot on New Year's Eve. We never have a desire to do that again. Never go on the holiday. It is crazy... So many people.... So much noise... But we had a great time. We even ate lunch with the Disney princesses. Hope was so excited.
None of us wanted to come home. It was difficult. We really felt like it was the perfect vacation and truly were able to escape the realities of the real world...
I miss it. Oh well.... Another year over... And, what great memories we have now...