SNOW! SNOW! SNOW!

We didn't get any record snowfall down here a couple weeks ago (thank god, since Randy was out of town!) but the few inches we did get satisified the kids' need to see the white stuff.  They were so excited to wake up to it...actually they were more excited about the snow than they were on Christmas morning...figures right!

I am always amazed on how Leighton puts things together in her mind...while driving to "school" the morning after the snow this observation was made by her..."Momma, because it has snowed...now Frosty can come and that means it is Christmas time because Santa has to come and get Frosty so he doesn't melt away"  (Oh and yes, one can conclude we've seen Frosty the Snowman more than once!)

The cold weather held off for us to get out and enjoy a little sledding at the high school in Fairfield. Leighton and Grant LOVED sledding.  Ryan went down a couple time but preferred exploring the area and the snow.  We all had a fun time!

Leighton's Christmas Concert

Today I was able to watch Leighton entertain the crowd in her first ever Christmas concert.  She did and awesome job...until the end...where she decided to do her own thing!  There's one in every crowd, right? 

I tried to be a "techie" and get the video to be in the post but it is taking too long to upload...click on this link to view...      http://youtu.be/M61IBj3Hunw 

(ok this time the sounds is linked right!)

Lost in the Woods

With the awesome fall weather today, we traveled to Keosauqua, Iowa to a local state park  Lacey Keosauqua State Park for a hiking adventure.  Randy WON the 10k race they held there last weekend for the Villages of Van Buren fall festival and while running he spotted some nice trails he thought the kds would like. We esitmated we missed prime fall colors by about a week, but it was still pretty. 

The kids loved being "lost in the woods". The boys has some problems nagivating thru the heavy leaves on the floor of the woods, but all their falls didn't get them down.