Hanging out with Uncle Todd
Being Adorable As Usual
It is cold today!!!! This morning, when Jonathan went to school, it was -17 degrees F and it felt like -34 degrees F with the windchill. It is definately one of those days when you just want to bundle up and stay in your warm home.
Our little family went to California and Oregon for a little over 3 weeks (for the Christmas break). It was so nice to be home and be with family. The drive was long, but worth it...even with the accident. On the way home we hit a lot of snow and ice. Up near Diamond Lake, Oregon, the snow was so deep that we had to plow the snow with our bumper. After hours of that (including the many times we were stopped on the trip to wait for semi-truck accidents to be cleared), we headed out on icy roads. Out in Riley, Oregon (population is probably 10), we were going 45 mph when out of nowhere our car started to slide. We slid one way and then the next way. There were steep ditches on both sides of the road. As we saw that we were heading for one of them Jonathan told us to hang on. I was in the back with Jacob and covered him as much as I could. We slid 25 feet off of the road. We were so blessed for many reasons. We were all OK, no other cars were on the road, and our car is still running with just a couple minor dents and items to replace. It took a few hours to get us back on the road again and it was a very slow drive the rest of the way. Rexburg never looked so good.
Jacob's first Christmas was wonderful. As expected, the wrapping paper was his favorite part. Speaking of Jacob, he has been doing very well. With all of the different people holding him, kissing him, and putting thier body parts in his mouth (yes, I know many of you that saw him did this exact thing, and we squirmed every time), anyway, Jacob got sick. He was sick for a large portion of the break and about a week after. We took him to the doctor's the morning after arriving in Rexburg and found that he had a pretty common ear infection. He really loved the bubble gum flavored antibiotics.
Since we have been home I have had to leave Jacob on his own while I get things accomplished and he has really taken to it. He rolls and scoots all over the place (no crawling though). It is so fun to watch him grow.
Jonathan and I have stayed pretty busy with coordinating the temple volunteers and volunteering. Yesterday we had the opportuinity to be temple ushers. Who wouldn't want to spend a couple hours inside that beautiful temple!
It was good to see many of you over the break and Happy New Year to you all!
