Snowday

We finally had a good enough snow to do some sledding at our house. It was pretty cold, but the kids braved the freezing temps to take a run on the gentle slopes of the front lawn. We had a good time and I think Emeline's face was stuck like this for about an hour. So what if there was more grass than snow! We like it that way! Sort of.
Usually David is busy doing snow and ice removal every time it snows, but luckily it snowed on a day the temple wasn't open and he had a chance to join in the fun this time. It was nice to have another hand in the process of getting everyone dressed and ready to play.

Here is David taking Caleb to his "punishment" for attacking him with a snowball. Don't worry, he survived to be whitewashed another day. He is sooo 8 years old.

another chicken post, sort of

Emeline has discovered how to catch and pick up the chickens. Poor Chickens.
Mom, here are what Clove and Nutmeg look like now that they have their feathers back. I just love their beards! Aren't they pretty?

Oh how she loves these chickens. She wants to be out with them all day long and luckily the weather let us this week. It has been in the upper fifties and we have really enjoyed the fresh air after everyone has been sick for weeks. We used to let them free range all day but since the attempted falcon attack, we decided they would be best kept in the run unless we are out there with them.

We even had a chance to play at the park and the kids rediscovered how much they like the playground. Jake was a wild kid in the wind. He ran and ran and ran and ran! Caleb stayed busy chasing some girls from school around. They came up to him and begged him to chase them and from then on there was lots of screaming. Jacob had no idea why his brother would want to chase girls around the playground.  I, being the cool mom that I am, refrained from documenting it on the camera. It was, however, highly entertaining.