pictuers of our spring so far

Well I managed to get some pictures on here this time. It was painful and slow process, but here we are. This is some of our spring happenings so far, and of the cold frame my husband built for me! We have plants coming up n there already! 

The snow keeps going down a little more each day!

winter thus far in the North

 Anna loves to be pulled on this sled! And she seems to love all our snow .
It keeps snowing, and we are at around  18in.s at present.

Today has been our coldest so far. It was -26F ( -32C ) this morning. It warmed up though by afternoon, and the kids were all out paying and having fun! It is -12F now.
   Glad the cold weather doesn't keep them too cooped up in the house. I just bought them some sleds the other day, and though we do not have a slide hill right here, they were able to slide on the big heap of snow that was created from our driveway being plowed.  So that is nice.

For me I have been more cooped up in the house than the kids. I haven't been out much just for pleasure so far. Mostly I just run out to the van to go somewhere ( which is very sledom except to drive the 3 miles to the post-office) , or to run to the shop to get something from our freezer. I have been out a differnnt times to pull the younger ones on a sled. And I have tried out cross country skies a few times, though not with much luck. That seems a work of art!
  So I have been cooped up mostly so far this winter, but I am loving it anyway.  I like that that I don't have a hundred little things I need to be out side doing like in the summer. I love that I am not busy all  day long trying hard to get everything done! I like that I can just be in the house doing school with the kids, doing lots of baking, writing letters, reading books, organizing, and the kind of things you usually don't have time for in the summer. I like that the daylight hours is much shorter so that going to bed early and sleeping in is now possible.   
So I am definitely liking winter thus far!!!  To me it is like a nice break or rest period.

  Even my Texan hubby  is doing ok in this cold! He seems to be very tough!  Though he would much prefer to be down south about now! :)  His job is going good! On the job he has been plowing snow for this first time ever!! I am so very happy that he his willing be here in the north out of his element  all for my sake! Oh, and he even tried out a snowboard for the first time the other day! Yep, my hubby is awesome!!

  So thus far winter here in Northern Alberta is going very well for us!!  Our house is warm, our freezers are full,  we are healthy, and very, very blessed!!
  God is good! 
In Him,
Mae

Winter time fun

Sarah and Anna having fun in the snow!

 So it seems winter is here to stay. Our first snow fall only lasted a few days. Then it melted all off, and warmed up for a few days.  Only a few days after that though it cooled off  and started snowing again. This  time it seems to be here to stay, so winter is officially upon us.

I had been looking forward to winter time up here, but I honestly thought we would have fall for awhile yet and wanted to enjoy it still longer. But nature had other plans! So here are in the cold and snow, ready or not!!!

 So far everyone is enjoying it. The big ones dress up in layers and out they go for snow fun! Either ski, or make tunnels in piled up snow in our drive way which was created by the snow plow. So all the snow you see is because it has been piled up, we really don't have that much. I think we have between 12 to 15 in.
 It has been colder, but today is nice at only 25F.

The little ones I bundle up and take out with me for la ittle while. Got to be so careful with them so they don't get to cold. Here I am out with Benjamin. He loves the snow!

 Anna with a snow "cake" . They make snow "cakes" by pressing snow firmly in ice cream bucket, and then putting it out carefully, and there you have it! And if your lucky you can even pick it up! As Anna has here below. Isn't she cute in her pink outfit!?

Some other winter fun things .......

 ~water puddles inside the door from snowy boots
~snow ball fights
~ wet coats and mitts to hang up to dry before the next outing
~ making snow men
~ remembering to plug in the van the night before so that it will start in the morning
~sliding (if we can find a good slide hill)
~having to bundle everyone up in order to go anywhere!
~ skating
~ having a heap of coats and boots and mitts by the door for several months!
~pretty and white every where you look!
~ snowy and icy roads  ( actually they are pretty good most of the time though)
~cross country skiing ( if I can ever get the hang of it!)

Hoping you all have a good and fun winter too wherever you are!
In Him,
Mae

Our first snow fall ( pictuers)

 Our first snow fall for winter 2012-2013!! 

 So we were surprised with an early snow fall this winter! And the kids are most delighted!!

 Lots of fun in the snow when they are dressed warmly.  Above is our big Ben!!! ( i know he looks girly!)

 Pulling out the skies already though there is hardly enough snow, but if they stay on the grass it should not scrape up thier skiies..

 I am sure this snow will melt off yet before our winter really begins though. I wasn't quite ready for winter just this soon. I was hoping to have a longer fall season.

 These kids are in for a awesomely fun winter I think!!!

Looking forward to a nice winter here. Lots of vegys canned and in freeezer, and  lots of firewood cut to keep the house warm, so we should be ready to snuggel on in here for the winter!!

In Him,
Mae
 

more 2011 snow pictuers

This is our snow in Feb. Above Sam is on is huge ball of snow!!

Sam getting ready to be pullled the 3-wheeler!! They all took turns doing that and having so much fun!!

Sam with a litttle snow ball while it was still coming down.

So we do get snow in Texas! It just does't last that long though, and doe not come with the really cold weather.

Mae

pictuers of snow in Texas 2011

This is pictuers of our snow in January. Above is Nathan dressed in his Daddy's cover-alls, keeping warm. IT is COLd in Texas!!

Sarah at the back of our house surrounded with snow.

Sarah happly showing off the snow man the boys made.

More pictures will come later.

Snow Pictuers Febuary 12 , 2010

We had a snow fall here in our part of Texas on the Feb. 11th and 12th!! We got about 7in. in all. Our kids had a blast!! They made snow men and just had fun running around in the snow!! We haven't had snow like this in 4 or 5 years!! so it was a big hit!!! This is Samuel and Sarah by thier snow men.

Nathan having fun in the snow!!

Mommy , Clayton, Samuel and Sarah by a snow man Clayton built.

Mommy and the children ! All thought this was the greatest day ever!!!

Our Family pic. in the snow!! Just wished we had snow like this more often!! I guess I will have to move North for that!!