Those 3 words basically wrap up the last 5 days. It's been a load of fun for the boys. We went took a mini-vacation to the Wisconsin Dells over the weekend. We were basically in the water whenever we weren't eating or sleeping. It was exhausting for me, but the kids held up relatively well. I think they were pretty much spent by the end though, because they all fell asleep within 5 minutes of getting in the car to go home. Middle-G is still our thrill seeker. He had to go on the giant tube slide "this many times" (he would hold up all his fingers). His daddy took him, and I can't even count how many times he went. It was never enough. Me and the other 2 just floated in the lazy river a lot. Big-G really prefers the lazy river. He didn't even want to try a slide. I can understand that. One of the water parks has a glass ceiling so that you kind of feel like your outside (minus the snow and bone-chilling cold). It was sunny when we were in there, and I just sat there and baked. It felt so very wonderful! It has been so long since I just got to sit and feel the heat of the sun. Those kind of feelings make me very anxious for summer to come again.Unfortunately, we have had a huge reminder that summer is nowhere in sight! We just had the biggest snow storm that I can ever remember. A blizzard. It's a shame that the kids probably won't remember this, because I doubt they will ever see anything like it again. They had a ball digging tunnels around the back yard this morning. The entire back yard is under 3-4 feet of snow. I have a 6-foot tall drift outside my kitchen window. It's not after every snow storm that you wake up in the morning to find all your windows half covered with snow and all your doors blocked. Thankfully, the hubby didn't have to go in to work today because of the snow, so he got to spend hours trying to shovel us out. There is still a ridiculous amount of snow out there.
The bad part about working at home is that I don't get a snow day. I got to work even more than normal. I guess it's a job, and I'll be thankful for that! I finally got caught up today with work, so hopefully that will take some stress away for the rest of the week. I've just been feeling completely overwhelmed every day. It is a not week that I want to repeat, but thankfully our God's mercies are new every morning (and boy do I need them!)
Here are some pictures of our growing boys and giant snow drifts:
Two cool dudes.
Big-G on the far left during his Ranger Kids awards ceremony at church.
First Little-G is a little worried about the giant dumping bucket of water, but then he started having fun.
Big-G and his cheese smiles.
Daddy with Little-G in the water dome. The sun was so warm!
Funny face! The boys were watching the rubber ducky race. Middle-G and Little-G both won.
Fairly decent picture of my boys, except Big-G looks like he's about to attack.
The entire trunk of the tree was buried.
Big G trying to climb a giant drift, and Middle-G by the bench at our front door.
Our back door.
That's my kitchen window that's getting covered.
Our mailbox.
Our patio table barely visible.
There I am inside where I belong!
