Hooray for snow days

Let me start by saying I was more excited for the snow day at home than I was for Christmas break because I knew I would be home too as I had already moved my appointments at work and since even the courthouse was closed I figured, why bother going to work.  I told the kids as much as they may hate it, no play dates and no sleepovers because I was going to be selfish and keep them all to myself.  I woke up and made the kids breakfast, Joe and Keenan started shoveling the driveway and then we were off with the neighbors to sled.  Good times, for sure.  

Men at work . . .

and Keylee too.  She thought she would see if she could catch a few snowflakes on her tongue.

Time for sledding.  So much fun with the neighbors

Kira and Keenan taking it down the hill head-first

Our neighbor, Karman, giving Keenan a little push down the hill.  This was a hill by our house but then we trekked it to Cico Park.  Karman and I elected to stay in the car and watch from a distance but Joe was a tropper and got out to sled with the kiddos.  Below, are the neighbor kids, Sofie and Brady.  

Hot Shot

Keenan won the Hot Shot Basketball competition this past weekend at City Auditorium.  He had a great time and was all smiles.

Honor Choir

A couple months ago Kira auditioned for Honor Choir.  She was fortunate enough to be selected and then had several early morning practices before school and several after school practices.  This past weekend the Honor Choir ended with an event in Junction City. All the students selected from the north central Kansas region came together in Junction City for a day which ended with a concert for parents and families to enjoy.  I was quite impressed with the actual event and the concert.  Kira enjoyed the experience and said that she is sad it was over.  Overall, it was a good experience for her and something I suspect she will try out for again.

Kansas Winter - So Confused

On January 28, 2013, I left work at 4:00 p.m. to pick up the kids and take them to the KSU Dairy Bar at Call Hall and celebrate the 73 degree temps.  We picked up our neighbors to take them along for the celebration.  The following day, January 29, 2013, snow began to fall and we went from sun to snow in the blink of an eye.  Gotta love a Kansas Winter. Right?