Winter Wonderland

Well, our first big snowfall of 2011.  3 days worth of steady, light, fluffy snow.  It is probably the "prettiest" snow we have seen here.  No wind or commotion, just a nice snowfall fit for a snow globe.  We made it to work/school and back this morning with no major problems.

Evan watched out the window this morning from our bedroom closet and he was absolutely enamored by the snow blowers of our neighbors Mike and Tom.  He enjoyed watching them in hopes of getting out there himself.  After school, Evan wanted to get after it once we got him all bundled up.  He didn't last long, but he really liked moving the snow with his shovel.  All totaled, we got about 8-9 inches of snow. 

Post-Christmas 2010 & Happy 2011!

Finally getting around to getting an update from Christmas and New Year's posted along with pictures.  There have been a lot of things that have happened over the past month so we wanted to make sure we give a quick update.

We were in Colorado for an unexpected trip after getting word that Grandpa Harold Temple passed away on December 7 (obituary: http://bit.ly/faKlhw).  The holidays have been hard this year without Grandpa T around but we know that he and Grandma Joyce Temple are enjoying each others company again and are keeping a close watch on everyone.

Christmas was spent in Colorado this year with the Temple and Cook families.  It was Evan's first actual Christmas in Colorado and of course he loved being with all his great aunts and uncles and cousins.  We were delayed by about 1/2 day in Kearney, Nebraska due to icy roads but we made it safely.  Mike and Sandy were very excited to spend quality time with Evan and spoil him rotten.

We headed back to Omaha in time for the Husker game (no comment on that one) and to celebrate Christmas with Ally and Mark, Rusty and Stephanie, and Joy and Jim.  It was great to be able to be with everyone over the extended break from work and enjoy the holiday's with both our Colorado and Omaha families.

It is now back to work for us and school for Evan.  The other day he showed us his skills by randomly singing the tune "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star".  The tune is there, which is impressive, but the words need some work.  We were told today that is a favorite of the kids in his class.  The vocabulary is quickly expanding and we are watching of what we say so it is not repeated.  His memory is amazing as he remembered the cows being just outside the window in Brush and Grandpa Rusty's watch.  Additionally, Liz showed him a pizza place on the way to work on Monday and the last two days have brought us the reminder that "pizza" is right there and that it is "hot".

On a side note, how about those Frogs!  TCU did a great job again this year and sealed the deal with a BIG Rose Bowl win.  And yes, they won that game for the little guys out there (motion fore and middle finger in a bent fashion here). Hopefully moving to the Big East in 2 years will give them more opportunities.  Can we say the same for Nebraska moving to the Big Ten?  After the Big Ten's bowl record this year, the move doesn't look so bad for the Huskers in 2011.

We hope the year 2011 finds you well and that we promise to be more diligent in posting pictures and information.  We are expecting cold temperatures and plenty of opportunities to write since we will be stuck inside.  The pictures below are from the last month.