Everyone except Andrew has the day at home.    A great day to catch-up on house work that was not done over the weekend.    

Day Jan 30

Windy. Snow ending this morning but skies will remain mostly cloudy this afternoon. High 21F. Winds NW at 25 to 35 mph. Additional snowfall around one inch. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph.

The wind died down a little this afternoon and the kids spent some time in the back yard.    They shoveled the snow into a pile on the deck so it creates a small ramp to head down into the parkway.   

I saw this one on Facebook and I saved it for Ben.   He loves his Science class right now and he is room is always in a constant state of chaos.   

 - COLD!!!!

- Martin Luther King Jr. day and therefore a holiday for the kids and I.     We had dentist appointment this morning and spent the rest of the day cleaning and watching movies.   It's to cold to do anything else.  

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On Friday,   We celebrated Ethan's birthday.    He invited 10 friends and we went to Perfect Games to celebrate.    I think they all had a good time.    We went bowling, played lazer tag, ate pizza and cake.   I think Ethan was pretty happy with his special day.   

Thankfully,  Ethan had a very good birthday.   No unrealized dreams and he blew out all 11 candles with 1 puff.    

Here's to a new year and a new attempt to make it through all of 2013 with photos from every week.   I really love looking back and seeing what has changed and what has stayed the same.    So,   here's week 1 in photos.    

Who knew there was a physical version of the digital game of Angry Birds.    The kids love it!

   

 Thursday was the first day back to school.   I should have recorded how cold it was, but it was cold after being in Central America for most of December.   

 I have decided to try Ignite Yoga.     I am enjoying it so far.    But it's HOT!! 

 Hockey is in full swing.    Ben has games every weekend from now until the second week in March.  

 I started back to work on Monday the 7th.   At least I have a lighter teaching load this semester.  

 Ethan's Birthday in on Friday, so I took him to Cold Stone.    We had a birthday coupon that we could not let expire.   

 The temperatures have warmed and the snow is very packable.   The kids spent about 2 hours outside after school on Tuesday.