History has been made!

Okay - well for those of you that aren't from around Bayfield/Pagosa this isn't a big deal but for those that are.....Bayfield Basketball teams have successfully beat Pagosa twice this season!!! Let me tell you that as a graduate of Pagosa this has been TOUGH. I mean here I live in Bayfield and work with Bayfield teens but then, Pagosa is just my home town and I LOVE high school basketball.

So - sorry to the Pagosa folks but I guess it was Bayfield's turn to shine for a little while. Like I told one of the Pagosa girls last night that we are still friends with - "There's always next year!"

Guess What? Yes - more snow AGAIN for us.

I am just in awe as I look outside any window in my home and all I see is WHITE snow. Starting Friday night and continuing through this morning we had another MAJOR snow storm hit our community. We have about another 23 in of NEW snow bringing the total accumulation in our yard to about 4 feet.

Last night coming home after the Super Bowl we got stuck THREE times in our neighborhood - it was nuts! Then when we finally made it to our drive way we had to shovel, got stuck again, and shoveled some more. Joel spent all morning and a good part of the afternoon just shoveling the driveway and walkway to our house. I got the lovely job of clearing of the trampoline (the one everyone said would be fine because winters are mild!) It took me about an hour to get all the snow off of it!

However - in spite of the inconveniences of shoveling and getting stuck we have really had a wonderful weekend. Saturday my Aunt, Uncle, Cousin and her daughter came out and we all trudged through the snow to go sledding! The best was watching my Dad go down the hill - it was great! Then Sunday our church had a wonderful service and potluck. Following that we went out to some friends house to watch the big game! We are so blessed to be in a church where there are families our age that we are building friendships with. Finally - because of the storm and snow we were officially SNOWED in today. Although I hated to miss work, it was great to get caught up on things around the house and to spend the day with my family.

By the way - today it has been 14 years since Joel and I started dating!!! How cool is that? Yes, I know that it may be cheesy to remember it but I do and each year I enjoy telling Joel how fun it is has been to date, get married, have kids and still date each other!

So - here are the pictures of the snow, sledding and Super Bowl party. The two babies are my two friends' girls that are about 3 months a part - Anna and Audry are just adorable!

MORE SNOW FOR US!!!

Well this morning we woke up to another 18 inches of NEW snow on top of the 2 feet that we already had and it is STILL snowing. We are estimating that there is a total of almost 3 and half feet in our backyard. As much as I like snow....I think that I am really ready for a break.

This is a picture of our front porch. It is half way up the railing. We are expected to get at least another 4 inches tonight, a break tomorrow, snow on Wednesday, break Thursday and snow on Friday and Saturday!!! The kids didn't have school today due to road conditions and low visability. I was supposed to stay home from work but since Joel couldn't get up the drive to the church, I went to work and he stayed home. Praise the Lord for safe travel as the roads were really snow packed and icy this morning.

This is Beauty attempting to get through the snow to go "potty"! She is not so anxious to go outside now that the snow is so deep.

January Update!

Well, January is fast coming to an end and I am amazed! It has truly flown by for us. We started the New Year with Joel being sick, I led the youth New Year's Eve Lock in and the kids got to play in the snow!

Joel is now better and is full-swing into a new year of youth activities. This weekend has been kind of "blah" since Tyler has had the flu and so we have taken turns staying home with him. However - yesterday I did get to go to a Baby Shower and Birthday party so that was loads of fun. Hannah went to a friend's house to play yesterday and Malachi went to a friend's house today to play - so they enjoyed that as well.

The New Arrington Blog

I have decided to start a "Blog Spot" since many of you do not have access to My Space or Facebook where I have posted many pictures, thoughts, and updates. I will still TRY to keep them all updated but you know that can be hard at times. Anyway - that is the purpose of this blog! Love you all