Snow Snow Snow...When Will Winter End??

Just to remind us that winter isn't over yet, Nature dumped another 8 inches of snow and blew in temperatures below freezing a couple of days ago. Under that 5 foot snow pile behind Abby (a.k.a. the Pink Marshmallow) are my spring bulbs and I wonder if that pile will even melt by spring. Needless to say, we are all very ready for spring to be here. Alex is slowly but surely recovering from having his tonsils and adenoids removed. At the moment he kind of looks like Goob in "Meet the Robinsons". He doesn't feel much like eating so gracious Abby often "helps" him. I think Alex has lost 5 pounds and Abby has gained a couple. Thankfully, Alex breathes much easier now which is why the surgery was done in the first place. The first picture above I took as the 'storm was upon us.'

Brave Little Guy

It seems like blogspots are becoming quite popular so I thought I'd try it out too. I am not quite sure what I am doing yet, but I will give it a try. The latest exciting thing that happened in our family occurred on Thursday when Alex got his tonsils and his adenoids taken out. Alex was a brave little boy and his doctor told us that he was "polite" in the operating room so that made us very proud of course. He did very well after the surgery and loved all the attention he was getting. Unfortunately his throat has continued to hurt the past couple of days making him one sad little boy. There is nothing harder for me as a mom than to see my children in pain. I can't wait till this is all over and Alex is back to normal and hopefully not snoring anymore and breathing better:) Abby too did very well on 'surgery day' as she was left home with our friend Sharon and then Oma and I think she liked the one-on-one she got that day. This photo was taken shortly before Alex went to the OR.