DON'T LET THAT FACE FOOL YA...

Derebe had his first pee-wee soccer game on Saturday.  He was soooo looking forward to it and has been playing outside in the cold just "practicing" kicking his ball around.  Despite the face in the ONLY picture I got of him (and the bloody nose), he had a blast.  I have to say, we've got a hustler on our hands.  Or, in his words, "I worked HARD!"

And one of my favorite parts was when he saw his little cousin walk in and he jumped off the bench and ran over to hug her.  So cute, but let's hope that's not happening in ten years!

And the countdown begins for game #2.

IT'S PITIFUL, BUT THEY'RE IMPRESSED...

Yes, we live in the NW, but we don't really get snow here where we live.  Just tons of cloudy days and more than our fair share of wet blessings from above.  I like it though...by far, it pays off in year-round green and the MOST incredible summers ever!  However, we're all big fans of snow and LOVE when we actually get some.  Our snow is mostly pitiful, but still, beautiful...and the boys just think it's magical. 

On this day, the clouds were amazing...so moody!

Finally, "enough" snow to grease up the yard and justify breakin' out the sled.

Man and "Man's Best Friend" -- he'd follow him into fire, I think.

Even on days with less than this, the kiddos are overjoyed.

Love the winter, but I'm ready to get outside without needing to be all bundled up!  This morning was great...the sun popped out for a little while and we dropped everything to take advantage of it.  The boys have their eyes on that sandbox!