Snowmageddon, Snowpocalypse, Snow---you get the point :)

It snowed and snowed and snowed on Thursday and so much so that my office was closed and we got to spend a nice day at home---snowed in!Not really but there was a LOT of snow. Josh decided we would make snow ice cream... I term it as "snowcream" because we couldn't go out to get the real thing. It turned out ok... a little sweet for Isla and I and a little cold for Aiden, but Josh ate all of his!  I did end up going to work on Friday and Josh stayed home with the kids because daycare was closed. Papa (Josh's Dad) came to visit us for the weekend and it was nice to just relax. Anymore it seems when we have an opportunity to visit family, there is always an agenda so it was nice to just hang out and go with the flow.We did do a little birthday shopping for Miss Harper (our niece) who will be 2 next week and I think she's going to like what Papa picked out! Josh and Isla attempted to go sledding in the midst of the storm on Thursday and lets just say that didn't turn out too well. They actually got stuck in the parking lot so Josh decided they would try to brave the storm and try to go sledding but the snow was too deep and Isla wanted nothing to do with it! She has always been timid when it comes to things of that nature. Luckily there was someone that was able to pull them out of the parking lot and they came home shortly after they left. Today, they decided to try again. It was sunny and calm outside and it went much better this time! Turns out Isla loves sledding and playing in the snow after all. Even Aiden got to help(watch) Josh and Isla build a snowman. It was a nice end to a nice weekend. 

So much snow

This is the first attempt at sledding 

Snowcream

 Everything is just a little too small but we made it work

Round 2!

I'm Bringing Blogging Back

Hello All!

Anybody who knows how much I like Justin Timberlake should get the reference with this posts' title :) If you don't know already but most of you do, my last day of work for a University of Phoenix and any corporate setting will be March 1st 2013. After much contemplation, Josh and I made the decision for me to stay home with our babies. Being a working mom is a constant battle of emotions and I'm blessed to have a supporting husband who is willing to take on the responsibility of the sole breadwinner for our family. Josh is busy busy busy with school and work right now and that just adds to the chaos that already exists when both parents work full time. Our typical day now consists of us out of the house by 7:15-7:20, kids dropped off by 7:30am, work all day, leave work at 5:15 and pick the kids up at the earliest if 5:50. We walk through the door at 6:00 and then spend the next 2 hours making dinner, eating dinner, bath time and then bed time. At best we get to spend 2.5 hours with the kids which pretty much stinks.

I have been working since I was 15 years old and the thought of just walking out next Friday is a strange one! Anyone that knew me in my younger years would say they would NEVER have thought I would want to become a homemaker, that just wasn't my thing. Quite frankly, there was a time in my life when I didn't even think I wanted to have children. Of course that was way before I was married too. Now having children, I can think of nothing else I want to do more. I know it's not going to be sunshine and rainbows every day and I know it will be the most challenging job I've had but it will also be the most rewarding. Our family is my life and I want nothing more than for it to be my only priority.

So, now, I should have a little more time to keep everyone updated on the happenings of our family! At least I'm going to make a strong effort to :)

Nicolle