January Fun

Our kids are so excited to have the dogs back with us.  The dogs have been much more calm here than they were in Texas.  Of course, they refuse to spend any time outdoors since the grass is damp constantly.  They'll become accustomed to it eventually.  Since our yard is so much smaller than it was in Texas it's probably a good idea to keep them inside until they learn to bark a little bit less.

Levi had his first dentist appointment.  He was surprisingly very well-behaved throughout the visit.  His dental hygienist was able to complete every step which she said was unusual for a first visit.  He waited to throw his tantrum for when the toy he received for doing a good job was not what he wanted (he wanted Autumns).

Park fun

Kids loved this slide because they had to "rock-climb" to access it.

We took David's co-worker from Texas to the sledding hill when she was here.  It was not a good day for snow, but everyone had a blast.  We have no pictures of the main large hill because there was not a good spot to be safe and take pics.  Since it was mildly icy and quite a large hill, you flew down the hill at a terrifying speed.  Ashley busted pretty much every time she went down the hill and tore both her bib and gloves.  Levi would scream in delight every time I took him down.

Autumn resting on a snow chair.

We moved the kids to some tiny hills once the grownups were tired of sledding. We stayed on the small hills for a really long time, because the little ones, including Ashley, had more fun here than we were expecting.

Ashley busted it on the little kids sled on the little hill.

We celebrated at a burger joint afterwards.  Ashley and David each ordered a massive shake along with their massive burgers.  Unfortunately we were unable to convince Carole (MetroPCS employee) to relocate to Seattle.  She did admit that living here appears to be much more fun than living in TX, but she didn't want to leave her family and friends.  I completely understand where she's coming from...it's not easy to relocate to an area where you know absolutely no one.