The magic of Crayola!

Dane had his first experience with Crayola markers today and it was a HIT!

I love how serious he is in this picture. He's so intent on trying to figure out how to put the cap on - SO DADDY! :)

He was quite mesmerized with the new color of his hands.

And now for his masterpiece....DRUM ROLL.......

What do you think about July 29, 2009?

That's when little Phelps will be making his BIG debut! Due to the fact that I had a c-section with Dane, I already know that I'll have to have one with #2. It's so strange being able to plan exactly when your baby will arrive. I guess I won't be able to have any excuses on being ready.

Around town

Dan took some pictures around town recently and I just had to share.

Do we not live in the most beautiful area? As much as we complain about the rain, thankfully, we are often reminded of what a paradise we actually get to live in.

Spinning Fun

Who needs fancy toys?

Not me! One Huggies box = one happy little boy.

Snow Day

Friday was our first official snow day of the school year! YIPEE! We have gotten a TON of snow recently and here are a few pictures to show just how much we've gotten.

We currently have 35 inches of snow sitting on our roof.

Here's a picture of Dan's office right outside our backyard taken this weekend. Look at those huge snowflakes.

And here is a picture from a recent sledding adventure. Erik & Lindsi have an inner tube and I don't think we'll ever go back to an old school sled again. Inner tubing was so much fun!! As you can see the whole family got into the action. (Yes, that's Dan AND Dane on top of me! And, of course, Bailey had to be there too.)

Well, we'll probably have to use this old school sled again. How cute are Dane and Payton in this old sled that Erik refinished? Too bad it looks like they are having the worst time of their lives!

A first for Mommy

With all this snow, I thought I should know how to run the snowblower just in case I was in a situation where I had to do it because the official snowblower of the house (i.e. DAN) was not here.
Well, I had no idea how hard it actually is to use this thing!! It took me at least an hour to do the same job Dan can do in 15 minutes. Dan and Dane watched the whole thing through our front window. I'm just thankful that you can't hear what I am saying. I was pretty frustrated at that dumb berm that was left by the morning plowers. Needless to say, it's not an easy job blowing through a mound of ice and snow as you can tell from my face. Enjoy! ;)