Stuff and Things

I have some random pictures that I wanted to show, so I'm putting them into a random post.

Allie has stick straight hair and it doesn't hold a curl.  We haven't used curlers in a while, so she gave it a try.  

Her hair was so cute when they first came out, but even an hour later, they were almost gone.

This was a snowman that Allie made for school.  She used chocolate chips to make the eyes, mouth and buttons.  A few days later, all the chocolate chips had been picked off the snowman.  I guess hanging chocolate in the hall was just too much of a temptation for some kids at school.  :)

A few weeks ago, our area (and many others) had a dedicated fast for moisture in the area.  They are concerned about what the low snow pack will mean for the crops in the summer.  Jake is old enough to fast, but since we had 1 o'clock church, he hasn't really fasted yet.  He decided that he wanted to join in on this fast because he wanted more snow and to see the river run this summer.  It was really neat to see that our prayers were answered and we got lots and lots of snow.

This is Allie after playing outside for a while.

Nate got to take a back seat wheeler ride as the neighbor plowed our driveway.

 And Jason liked to walk out on the snow and then cry when he realized that it was really cold.  This snow is actually what got him wearing shoes for the first time.  He hates the things, but he'll wear them if it means he can tromp around on the back deck without freezing his tootsies.

Jake got pulled around on the snowmobile with his friends.  He was really happy about all the snow.
Then the rains came and washed it all away.  It's a total bummer to watch all that fluffy white powder turn into a slushy brown mess, but I guess it's still an answer to prayer.