a few days late. We have had a very busy couple of days, so I promise to update my blog including some adorable Christmas pictures. For now, I'll upload one picture ... a family picture from tonight (of course, the one day we aren't color coordinated).

1 Corinthians 13: A Christmas Version
By: an unknown author

If I decorate my house perfectly with plaid bows, strands of twinkling lights and shiny balls, but do not show love, I'm just another decorator.

If I slave away in the kitchen, baking dozens of Christmas cookies, preparing gourmet meals and arranging a beautifully adorned table at mealtime, but do not show love, I'm just another cook.

If I work at the soup kitchen, carol in the nursing home and give all that I have to charity, but do not show love, it profits me nothing.

If I trim the spruce with shimmering angels and crocheted snowflakes, attend a myriad of holiday parties and sing in the choir's cantata but do not focus on Christ, I have missed the point.

Love stops the cooking to hug the child.
Love sets aside the decorating to kiss the husband.
Love is kind, though harried and tired.

Love doesn't envy another's home that has coordinated Christmas china and table linens.

Love doesn't yell at the kids to get out of the way, but is thankful they are there to be in the way.

Love doesn't give only to those who are able to give in return but rejoices in giving to those who can't.

Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Love never fails.

Video games will break, pearl necklaces will be lost, golf clubs will rust, but giving the gift of love will endure.

Now make it stop, make it stop, make it stop. We have been hit HARD the past few days and by hard, I mean probably 2 feet+ of snow in the past week and there is more to come tomorrow night.

It's been so bitterly cold that we haven't felt comfortable having Colin play outside. When I picked him up today after work, he was so excited about the snowflakes (would laugh so hard when I stuck my tongue out to catch the flakes) that we decides to keep him outside a few minutes longer when we got home.

Here are a few pictures ... Rach, here you go.

I know it's super hard to see but if you look carefully, you can see Colin sitting by a snow bank. (Click on the picture to view it better) That is by our walk way up to our front door and you can't see even how tall it really is.

My two favorite boys.

He loved sitting in the snow and eating it.

We will take more pictures of how bad the snow is and let Colin play more when the windchills aren't in the negatives.

Another busy week. Not necessarily sure what with what but it felt busy. I think the nasty snow storms had something to do with it. Don't mind how often we are in our PJs :) Pictures from this week ... He loves trying to eat himself.
we finally found a food that Colin doesn't like ... plain yogurt. He literally spit it out at me.
He is his mother's son - he LOVES brushing his teeth.
this is what happens when we (try to) stop.
my sweet boy - snot nose and all.
My little reader! His favorite thing lately is reading.

His first art project that I was able to take home!! I brought it to work to show off (yeah a totally gushing mom moment) and it fell apart, so I had to staple some of it back together and therefore will not be wearing it ever.

We had a busy weekend. I literally wasn't home this entire weekend aside from sleeping. It was worth all the missed sleep but I'm so glad to finally get a day off tomorrow. I've worked the past 6 days in a row. Here are a few pictures from Saturday after work.

Colin meeting Santa!

He loved his beard, glasses and bells.

He loved watching the trains.

Outside in the snow looking for the perfect Christmas tree.

"Mommy, I want this one."