Snow Day

We made it home from our trip in Utah just before this storm hit.  So far we have gotten about a foot of snow and it is really cold (-1 with a wind chill of -20).  Liam did not have to go to school today which was nice.  It would have been a lot nicer if Ella felt better, but Ella was happy to have her daddy to cuddle her.

Christmas in Utah!

We had a very fun trip visiting our family and friends over Liam's winter break.  I should have taken more pictures but I never remember to take my camera places.  

The first five pictures are from our trip up to the cabin.  We went up twice and had a lot of fun.  Ella and I rode up on the rhino, which Ella thought was the perfect place to take a nap.  She napped all for times we got on the rhino!

This next picture is Ella playing at Nana's house.  The little stool in the background was Ella's favorite!  She picked it up and carried it almost everywhere she went.

This picture is a gift I made for my grandpa for Christmas.  The dates are the two times that Grandpa has gotten a hole in one!

Liam spent as much time as I would let him at Snowville trying to trap and call coyotes and bob cats.  He didn't trap anything but he did shoot two jack rabbits.  He wanted me to inform everybody that he shot this particular rabbit at 240 yards.

Playing in the Snow!

We got some videos of Ella's first time playing in the snow.  She had a good time but we had to take her in pretty soon since she got cold.  Please ignore my crazy laughing.  It kind of makes me sound like a crazy lady in the video.

Some Old Stuff

Here are a few pictures and videos that I haven't had a chance to update on the blog.

Grandpa Keogh

Liam's Grandpa passed away on Tuesday of this week.  I only had the opportunity of meeting him a few times and Ella never got the chance to meet him. At times like these, we are grateful for the knowledge that Liam will be able to see his Grandpa again and that Ella will be able to meet her Great Grandpa someday.  I'm sure that Grandpa Keogh is having a great reunion with all of his friends and family that passed on before him.

Twirling!

Happy Halloween!

We did a lot of fun things for Ella's second Halloween.  To start of the festivities we went to a Bunco Halloween party.   It was really fun and the best part is, Ella slept through the whole thing!  We also went trick or treating a week early in downtown East Lansing; we went to a trunk or treat; and we had a Halloween play group.  We didn't get to go trick or treating on Halloween though, because it was really rainy.  Luckily for us Ella didn't care, so we didn't have to trudge out in the rain.  As you can see, Ella was a cute Owl for Halloween and Liam was Willie from Duck Dynasty.  

We couldn't have this Halloween go by without Ella trying her first sucker.  I think she enjoyed it!

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