We Got Dumped On!

And it's still coming!

Yesterday around 2 pm it started snowing.  At midnight the girls and I tried to take some photos but the cameras on our phones don't have flashes so they didn't come out real great.  This morning on our way to breakfast we noticed it had snowed A LOT!  I cleaned 1 foot and 1/2 of snow off the car and shoveled about the same amount from around the car so we could get out if we decided to go any where.  The weather man says it's supposed to snow through Friday morning, take a break on Friday and start back up again on Saturday.  The boys are having fun playing in it.  They are outside a lot.  It's funny how the cold doesn't bother them like it does me.

Here are a few photos of the snow from the last 24 hours.

Teryn says Santa hit our car and left his beard and eyebrows behind

Midnight shot, not very good

The car a couple of hours before I cleared the snow off

The snow is starting to weigh down the branches and it looks like a tunnel

Just another picture I took of the trees

The boys

looks like it's going to split in half

Crazy Boys

The boys wanted to go in the hot tub, outside!  Don't they know there's cold white stuff one the ground and it's also sprinkling?  Crazy kids!

 In the hot tub

Going back to the room

 Austin's footprint in the snow

Some Photos Of Scott's Work

Scott sent me a few photos of the work he's been doing up in the Truckee mountains.  He's having lots of fun blowing the snow of the side of the mountain.

 This one is: he cleared off the tracks on the right and is in the process of clearing the track he's on to the left

 Showing the snow coming down while he's trying to clear it

A view of the parking lot at the hotel.

Christmas In Truckee, CA 2010

This year Scott was called on snow service up in Truckee, CA.  We have no idea how long he is going to be up here.  Since he is going to be here through Christmas we packed up all the presents and usual Christmas snack food and headed up to spend Christmas with him. 

 We kept the presents up on the entertainment center to try keep the room tidy.

Our kitchen area

 Having our prime rib dinner on Christmas Eve

 The machine Scott drive to clear away the snow

 Teryn's gift from G&G Wren

 Kalie's gift from G&G Wren

 Seth's gift from G&G Wren

 Austin's gift from G&G Wren

A couple days in the snow sledding

 Austin had such a blast

 Kalie braved the hill

 Flying hair

 He got hurt.  I guess he's following in Grandpa Wren's footsteps

 My turn.  Getting hurt didn't stop him

 I hit my head on the way down, ouch

 Dumping snow on Kalie

 Getting her back

 Cleaning the snow off

 Getting ready to throw some snow on Scott.  That started our snowball fight.

 A group of little shops across the street from where we were sledding

 Ice cycles hanging off the hotel

 The boys playing on the big snow mound behind the hotel

Trying to find a place to climb the big snow mound

We still don't know how long Scott will be up here.  If he's here for New Year's Eve we'll be back up here then too.

A Visit From G&G Hutchinson

Grandma and Grandpa Hutchinson came up this last weekend to spend some time with us.  Unfortunately Scott got called on an out of town job and we're not sure when he'll be home and missed seeing them.  The kids had a good time with them though.  They treated us to Yogi Bear.  That was a funny movie.  I'm sure my Dad will see that movie a few times.  Austin was happy to have a couple more opponents at pool.  I think they stomped on him a little and his ego has been taken down a notch.  Before they left the kids opened their gifts from G&G H.  They made out pretty good and the boys have some green burning a hole in their pockets.

 The boys with their own first aid kits

 The girls got an ornament and some green

The girls also got a pillow.  Their Great-Great-Grandma stitched the dolls on the squares years ago when she was alive.  Their Great-Grandma took those squares and made them into pillows for each of her Great-Grandgirls.  They are pretty cool.

Thanks for coming to see us Grandma and grandpa H.  We had fun.

Happy Birthday Sammie!

Sam turned one yesterday.  We had a party for her today, had to wait for daddy to get home.  We invited her buddy Duke over for some puppy play and puppy treats.  They ran and chased each other all over the house with Nikki trying to run along side of them and get in on the rough play.  Duke went home with a party hat full of dog treats.  I think it's safe to say she had a good bday party.

   Nikki

Sammie

 She didn't want to keep the hat on for very long

Christmas Tree

This year we got a real (not artificial) wonderful smelling tree.  I love waking up to its aroma.  This is the first year in a long time Scott and I were able to put our ornaments on the tree.

While In Montana

 

 Many of us gathered in one of the waiting rooms

 My parents celebrating their anniversary

 Uncle Mikey being Uncle Mikey

 Relaxing

 Seth with Mia, Nikki's sister

 Grandpa John getting ready to blow out his candles

 Austin after Uncle Bobby threw him in the snow

 My turn

 Trying to get Uncle Bobby and Uncle Mike back with snow

 Poor Kalie got thrown in the snow trying to protect me

Listening to Mean Indian Sam stories

Seth, me and my cute niece Cosette