snow fun

this winter has been the weirdest winter

ive seen here in rexburg.
its been warm. (as in like in the 30's)
and we havent had much snow.
the snow that we do get melts the next day.
its been wonderful.

the other day, jared decided
to take parker out to play in the little snow
we did get.

i told him he wouldnt even be out there for 2 minutes
before parker would start to cry.
he wasnt a fan of the snow last time we took him out.
but to my surprise, he loved it!
i would peek outside the window every now and then
to see my two boys playing in the snow.
it was precious.
parker loved it.did i mention we have a train tracks
like 10 feet from our apartment?
everytime a train comes,
it sounds and feels like it is going to come
through our living room.
luckily parker has gotten use to it.
it no longer wakes him up during his naps,
thank goodness.

even if we have had one mild winter,
im so SO ready for summer.
but i guess maybe we should get to spring first.....

a new do

parkers hair has been out of control for a while now.

at play group on friday we noticed his was as long, or longer,
than some of the girls hair.
so we decided it was time for a hair cut.
my friend rachel did it with just the clippers,
and after watching her do it, i said,
"that looks easy enough, i could have done that!"

and drum roll please.....
he used to look like a hobo child,
but now i think he looks so handsome.
and so much older.
he is not my little baby anymore!

he is VERY VERY shy.
and its really quite embarrassing when we are at the store
and a cute little old lady comes up just to say hi and
comment on how cute he is, and he starts to cry and scream
bloody murder, like the old lady is trying to pull his eyes out or something.
he will absolutely be the screaming kid in nursery.
for sure.

ive been doing lots of reading lately.
just in january i read 6 books!
The Help
The Lucky One by Nicholas sparks
The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks (so DUMB!)
and i finally got my hands on the Hunger Games Series.
I loved the first two, but cant decide how i feel about the third one.
i am excited for the movie to come out in march!
i love reading.
but now i need a new book or series to start on.
any suggestions?

jared is still busy with school and work.
he is counting down the days till graduation in april.
we cant wait to have him home more in the summer before grad school starts
so we can do more of this:but with green grass in the background