SNOW

IT SNOWED A LITTLE OVER A WEEK AGO AND BRYAN WAS SO EXCITED THAT HE HAD TO WAKE UP THE KIDS BEFORE HE LEFT FOR WORK. SO ABOUT 6:30 IN THE MORNING I HAD 2 LITTLE BOYS BEGGING TO GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY IN THE SNOW. I TOLD KANYON THAT IF HE GOT DRESSED FOR SCHOOL AND CLEANED HIS ROOM FAST ENOUGH WE SHOULD HAVE TIME TO GO PLAY BEFORE HE HAD TO BE AT SCHOOL. I HAVE NEVER SEEN HIM HURRY SO FAST. ALTHOUGH THEY KEPT SNEAKING OUT ON THE BALCONY HALF DRESSED TO TOUCH THE SNOW ON THE RAILING. KANYON ASKED ME TO TEACH HIM HOW TO MAKE A SNOW BALL AND I TOLD HIM I WOULD CLOSER TO TIME TO LEAVE BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE ANY GLOVES. THE VERY NEXT SECOND KAYDEN THREW A SNOW BALL AT KANYON'S FACE. KANYON DID NOT GET MAD HE JUST GOT ALL EXCITED AND SAID KAYDEN DO IT AGAIN SO I CAN SEE HOW YOU DID THAT. OH, I FORGET TO MENTION THAT THE LAST TIME THAT OUR FAMILY PLAYED IN THE SNOW KANYON WAS 8 MONTHS OLD SO IT WAS TOTALLY NEW TO BOTH OF THEM.

ICE SKATING

KANYON IS ALSO TAKING ICE SKATING LESSONS AT THE REC CENTER. I HAD TO BRIBE HIM WITH ICE SKATING LESSONS IN ORDER TO GET HIM TO TAKE SWIMMING LESSONS. WHEN IT COMES TO THE ICE HE HAS NO FEAR.

HIDING PLACES

WE HAVE BEEN AT THE REC CENTER HERE IN TOWN ALOT LATELY FOR SWIMMING LESSONS. THE BOYS LIKE TO HIDE IN THE LOCKERS, SO I TOOK SOME PCTURES OF THEM TRYING TO HIDE FROM ME.

SWINGS

THE OTHER DAY BEFORE THE WEATHER GOT BAD I TOOK THE BOYS TO THE PARK AND THIS ONE HAD SWINGS. MOST OF THE PARKS AROUND HERE DON'T HAVE SWINGS. THE KIDS LOVED THEM AND KEPT ASKING ME TO TAKE A PICTURE OF HOW HIGH THEY COULD GET.

Swimming Lessons

THIS MONTH KANYON HAS BEEN TAKING SWIMMING LESSONS. IN THE BEGINING I HAD TO TAKE HIM KICKING AND SCREAMING BECAUSE HE WAS AFRAID OF WATER EVEN WITH A LIFE JACKET ON. BUT NOW HE IS BRAVE AND LOVES TO SHOW OFF HOW HE CAN FOAT ON HIS BACK AND GO UNDER THE WATER.

BAD NEWS

MY SISTER BRANDY WENT IN FOR HER CHECKUP AFTER FINISHING CHEMO AND GETTING A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH BACK IN MARCH. HER TEST RESULTS SHOW THAT HER CANCER IS BACK AND I COULD ONLY IMAGINE HOW SHE FEELS KNOWING WHAT SHE IS GOING TO HAVE TO GO THREW. THE DR'S HAVEN'T DECIDED ON A TREATMENT PLAN YET BUT TODAY THEY DID CONFIRM THAT HER GROWTH WAS CANCER. THEY WILL MOST LIKELY DECIDE FRIDAY AND THEN START TREATMENT ON MONDAY. I FEEL AWFUL AND HEART BROKEN THAT I WON'T BE AROUND TO HELP THIS TIME AROUND AND HOPE THAT I WILL FIND SOME WAY TO HELP MY FAMILY THREW THIS AWFUL SITUATION. (SORRY SO DEPRESSING, IT WAS JUST A VERY BAD DAY)

FUN AT SCHOOL

IN THE LIBRARY AT KANYON'S SCHOOL THEY HAVE A BALCONY TYPE AREA AND THE KIDS LOVE IT. THEY BEGGED ME TO TAKE PICTURES OF THEM ON IT.