Kids at play . . . . indoors, of course . . . it's too brrr outside!!

Alerina got a brand new Do . . . .

Alerina's hair was getting on the shaggy-side so we had to trim the bangs a tad bit. So, 2 days ago we decided to cut her hair. Bac did the cutting part, I did the holding-her-down and entertaining part. Everytime Bac tried to cut, her eyes would follow the scissors. As you can see, the result of her moving too much . . . . is . . . . . well . . . a crooked haircut.

But, don't worry, our sweet little Alerina, you're still cute in our eyes no matter how funny (or Baby-Spock-look-a-like . . . . "Live Long & Prosper") your hair looks!

Before the cut:

After the cut:

More pictures of the house

CA = Fun in the Sun . . . IA= Fun in the Snow

Yesterday was a fairly warm day (~30 degrees) so we got to play outside. It's funny for me to say "warm" when it was only 30 degrees out because back in CA when it's around 50 degrees I am cold and I would be all bundled up! But here, I was out in just a sweatshirt with my snow bib and I was fine. Don't get me wrong . . . it was still cold out but not as cold as in negative temperatures or in the single digit temperatures. So . . . . . once you're acclimated . . . . anything above 30 degrees is a good, warm, going out and playing day!!!

It's been sunny the past 3 days so some of the snow has started to melt . . . but that didn't stop us from sledding down the little hill and enjoying the "warm" weather. The kids had fun and Sebastian made 3 friends from the house behind ours. The kids just LOVE it when it's warm out :o)

Tons & Tons of Snow

We got hit pretty bad this week with 2 snowstorm. On Wednesday, we got 11 inches of snow and on Sunday, we got 6 inches of snow. It was pretty to see the snow falling all day long but . . . . boy, oh boy, did Bac had FUN shoveling snow!! Thank goodness for neighborly-neighbors to help shovel the snow. Bac helped them out. They helped him out. It's soooo refreshing to have nice neighbors around.

While Bac shoveled snow, Alerina and I tried playing in the snow . . . . it was COLD-COLD-COLD but Alerina didn't seem to mind it very much. She was having too much FUN!!! Sebastian, on the other hand, was inside . . . where we should have been :o).

Normally, Cedar Rapid gets about 12 inches of snow per season. This season (our first snow season ever!!) is going on record as number 6 (55.9 inches so far) as being heavy snowstorm since the 1940's. We have about 6 more weeks of winter weather to go . . . . . . we'll see what number on the record scale we'll be by then. In the meantime, we're staying warm and cozy indoors!

Happy Chinese New Year!

Wishing you and your family a Happy and Prosperous New Year of the Rat!