First Ice.

THEN SNOW...

THEN SNOWMEN...
Don't ask about the big stick. Yes, it is what you think it is and I bet you can guess who put it there.
THEN SLEDDING...





CJ and the kids had SO much fun! He took the lid off our turtle sandbox and puched 3 holes in it - one to attache the rope that would be pulled by the lawn tractor and two to make a handle for the kids to hold onto. It was hysterical! CJ would slow down and get the tractor turned around and then let off the clutch in fast gear and whip the kids around in a circle. Grace was cracking up! Then he found the sand piles (left over sand from putting the bricks on the garage) and started pulling them over the piles - they actually caught air a couple of times and LOVED it. They played outside for a good long while. Me, just long enough to take picutres. I'm not so big on the cold, exactly why I love Texas so much. It usually doesn't stay this way for long but we're pushing a week now and the forecast says it's going to be nasty for at least 3-5 more days. I did NOT sign up for this!

On a different note I had another Dr. appointment today with an ultrasound. Still have too much fluid, still have a big baby (guestimated at 6 lbs 15 oz today) and 4 weeks to go. According to my mom baby's should gain about a 1/2 lb each week these last few weeks, that would mean a baby pushing the 9 lb mark for me. Holy Smokes! The doctor doesn't seem the least bit worried about it and I'll continue to go in every week now for a check and an ultrasound (thank God for insurance!). We don't want any early arrivals though - Mom's coming in 4 weeks and I've got a schedule to keep so say a little prayer that I can actually carry a baby that big and that he won't want to come early.