"A house does not have to be perfect to be a home of joy, a child does not have to behave perfectly to love and be loved, and every moment of life does not have to be perfect to be of value. Too often, I realize, we fail to see the glorious reality of the simple joy that abounds in the seemingly mundane routine of day-to-day living. Instead, we tend to idolize the past, idealize the future, and devalue the present.... What better way to show our appreciation to Heavenly Father for what we have than to embrace our lives, albeit 'ordinary' and 'unexciting,' with joy?"

--Winnie Dalley; Ensign, March 1998

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Snowy Sunday

Today has been a wonderful day! It snowed a little bit last night and then while we were at church this morning, it snowed about three more inches! As soon as we got home from church, the kids were stripping off their church clothes and putting on their snow gear. The snow continued to come down, it was just dumping! Piper came in after playing for about two and a half hours and Chloe and Cooper, other than taking a very quick lunch break, are still playing outside, now in the dark, and it has been well over five hours! I baked cookies and there is currently a roast in the oven... such a lovely Sunday!


Water and food coloring in spray bottles makes for fun snow art! I have green, red, blue, and purple snow through out the entire yard!


Cooper and the snowman he built with Justin. According to Cooper it just needed "a hula hoop and arms to hug me."


Piper's first snow! She loved it!!

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