Our Trip To Arizona Post 1!

Hi ho everyone!

Were back safe and sound.

We had a lovely time.

a quick supper in the Milwaukee airport before taking off

all ready to fly!

leaving home (photo courtesy of Celene)

arriving in Phoenix (photo courtesy of Celene)

Hannah has her bed at Grandma's all set and ready to use (photo courtesy of Hannah)

Polar Vortex Last Week....

....Winter Storm Lucian this week!

And yet again, all the schools and events cancelled.

Thankfully, Lucian is kinder...so warm in fact, we are getting an interesting mix

of snow and rain and sleet...

hence the icy roads and therefore all the cancellations.

We all enjoyed some extra time outside today.

It's so pretty!

A fine layer of ice coats every tiny thing,

and when the wind blows, it sounds like a thousand tiny tinkling bells.

More Sledding

You gotta go sledding when you get the chance!

this time we tried out Falls hill...a bit more intense for the littles!

there was an ice rink at the bottom to play on too!

Theo opted to just watch on this hill

I love they just hang out and enjoy the snow

Playing Red Rover on the ice :)

Back Outside!

The kids were so happy to get back outside once it got a little warmer!

7 degrees feels like summer! ;)

they made a super fun tunnel inside a snow drift

Inside Time

When the temps were so low, we stayed inside at home more than usual.

It required some creativity to keep everyone busy and happy!

normally the boys don't play much video games...
but I sure was happy for the Wii sports for the little guys on our 3rd day in the house

kids having fun playing musical pillows

I made Hannah a cute little skirt from a vintage sheet!

she loves it

Celene wants to make sure so she can plant them in her garden ;)

Celene is making scarves

I covered my old shabby hot pads with fresh fabric

Hubby was home 3 whole days and was happy to cook!

and I made Hannah a dress!!!

She decided to put a shirt under it and wear it all day :)

we managed to get a sleepover squeaked in when the temp rose...
Abbie and Celene made a darling little house

next to the house I have garlic growing in the house to use as fresh chives...do what you can right?

Polar Vortex Last Week...

...made for some stunning views...

from our living room windows

I love it when the wind blows the snow into waves

the sun peeking out at sunset was so beautiful...but it wasn't getting us above 0 any time that day

lots of bird activity at my windows...they had such a hard time hanging on when the winds were blowing 30mph

and the blowing bits of ice...it looks so pretty...but sooooo cold

hello chickadee

I was so happy to get this shot!
 I wasn't expecting it, I was just taking some shots with my phone.
What a fun surprise!

during the -30 degree days, many of our windows froze on the INSIDE

the sun helped to thaw a teeny bit

Jack Frost was delightfully busy