Sleddin'

This looks cool, but didn't turn out so well for T.S.

The dog that lives next to the overpass likes to catch snow when you throw it to him.

Catchin' a ride to the other side, for more messy fun.

This is serious stuff...notice how wet T.S.'s bibs and jacket are.

We met up with friends at the overpass today.  As you can see, most of the snow was gone, but there was just enough snow, mud and grass to keep the kids going non-stop for a few hours.  We were muddy wet messes at the end, but I can't think of a better way to spend a few hours of our holiday with friends enjoying snowy, fun together.

Merry Christmas Everybody Say Cheese...

We have had a fabulous Christmas weekend.  Saturday we enjoyed supper and games with GeGe.  This morning we woke up to Santa and snow!  We enjoyed church then had lunch with GeGe and headed to Tulia to visit Nonnie.  It was still snowing when we got home, so Robby and the kids bundled up and headed out for some hood riding.  Now we are enjoying leftovers (yes, I let T.S. eat only potato casserole for supper) and I'm back in my wonderful hoodie-footie pajamas.  The kids are scheming with snow plans for tomorrow.  Merry Christmas from the Bows!

One down side to riding the car hood--snow is blown into your face. 

We didn't do a good job of protecting T.S.'s face from the blowing snow (I was not quite prepared).  We did, however, manage to stuff T.S.'s size 3 foot into a size 12 snow boot.

Merry Christmas from the Family (Feliz Navidad....Noel, Noel)

Electric guitar--T.S. has everything packed and ready to go for lessons tomorrow--only problem:  we aren't sure if we have them or not.

Pink perfume and a James Avery charm bracelet--Santa knows where to shop!

Sadie and Robby (along with Kenli, Rylee and Craig) played two songs at church this morning.

Serious discussion with GeGe before heading out into the cold.

Snow and Sledding

Yesterday was gray and cold. I talked the kids out of sledding, so they played outside for a long time.

Today was sunny and warm (if you call 34 degrees warm). I took the kids to the overpass to sled. We started out on the north side which was very rough and icy. We then moved to the south side which was more snowy and eventually slushy. What a fun afternoon with what seemed like half the kids in Happy! I was again reminded why I'm glad we live where we do. We get to "sled" on overpasses with kids ranging in age from 3 to 18. Everyone takes care of each other. They all shared the various sledding devices and had a great time.

This is one of T.S.'s trips down the north side. When he finished his run, he got up and announced, "That was wicked."

He caught some serious air on the ramp the kids made on the south side. The high school kids were very impressed.

Here is Sadie on the south side. Apparently, psyching yourself up to go down is serious business.

Christmas Break, Part 3

On Thursday we woke up to a little bit of snow and a whole lot of wind. We were on the edge of the "blizzard." The girls were determined to play in it, but soon found out the wind and cold were just too much. They did collect a bowl of snow to eat.

We spent the day in town playing games and eating more. After church that evening, the boys treated us to chicken-fried deer steak and the fixings.

The kids hung their stockings and Sadie wrote Santa a note before heading to bed.

Playing in the Snow

We woke up to a little more snow this morning. There wasn't enough for Robby to really pull the car hood behind the four-wheeler. He did pull them out to some larger drifts, though. This afternoon, all that is left are the drifts--and they are really dirty.

You can see more pictures of our drifts here.