I have been such a slacker lately and once you get so far behind on blogging you have no desire to catch up. Well I made some goals for me to get done this week and this was one of them. I am also supposed to do a million other things that just keep getting pushed out of the way. We watched several Mormon Messages last night and it helped to get me motivated. So here we go...January is always a fun month for us...and here is why

SNOW!!

Our first real snow storm. Sophie couldn't wait to get outside to play.

Then it warmed up again and rained a couple days and our snow was gone. We went out to Penitentiary Glen and went for a walk then checked out their nature center and animal refuge.

Chris' birthday! We had our friends over and played some games to celebrate this big day.

Don't mind Sophie's awesome hair, it used to be in pig tails.

Then it snowed again! But Chris didn't have school on the 16th so we headed to the Zoo. A huge plus was that they have free admission on Monday's to certain county residents! One of the great things about Cleveland. It was an awesome Zoo. Much better than the Hogle Zoo.

So we all bundled up and packed a lunch for some good ol' fresh air and exercise.

Chris snapped this shot of our nightly routine. Ever since Lila learned to sit up she won't lay down for story time.

And then there's my birthday!! We enjoyed a delicious dinner together and cake and ice cream. It doesn't get better than spending these special times with people you love!