We are getting a lot more snow here than we did last winter, and we have been enjoying it. I loved having Lee home for a whole week to help potty-train the girls.







Shanna day 1 of potty-training








I made rolls a couple of weeks ago and the girls enjoyed a flour fight


They also had a hair pulling contest earlier..really!


One of the kids took this of me in my family picture the summer of 1998.


Feb 6th was a fun Saturday. I went to a babyshower that morning/early afternoon. Later that day we met up with Malee and her family and Christina and her family at an indoor pool in Rolla. We had a great time and want to go back again. It sure is fun getting "out of the house" in the middle of winter.










Elden wasn't quite sure what to think of the water. He is used to warm bath water, so the cooler water wasn't much to his liking.


Feb 7th we celebrated Sheldon's birthday. He turned the big 2-0. I just realized that I am 10 years older than him! He is on a mission in Italy at present, so we thought we'd celebrate here at home for him. He told us that Italians think it's weird to have cake and ice cream at the same time! We kept with USA tradition and did have cake and ice cream.

We made him a cake.






Ready to light the candles!


Yep, we used 20 candles!


We even sang to you Anziano Bartholomew! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!


Our nephew's birthday is the same day at Sheldon's. We didn't celebrate his birthday as he has the luxury of celebrating it at home. But we did think of him that day too. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Nathan!!!