Today is even warmer than yesterday! After we got out of ward conference the sun was shining so bright and it was so nice we decided it was the perfect day to drive over to the temple site. Gideon wanted to have a picnic, so we ran home, made some sandwiches, and then headed over!

I can’t believe how fast it is all coming together! It’s hard to believe that we’re really going to have a temple this close to us. 15 minutes from our house! That’s basically the same as driving to Wal-Mart! I think it’s pretty obvious that we’ll be feeling a lot better walking out of the temple than we do leaving that crazy mess of a store. Oh, I just can’t wait! What an amazing blessing. I’m just full of gratitude today! So thankful for my family, for our ward, and for the temple! It’s been such a wonderful Sabbath! (Even if Jake had to take Ashelyn out of the church meeting 3 times and she spilled Sister Woods’ beads all over the cultural hall… Oh, that girl!)

Here are a few pictures we snapped while we were out there today! It was pretty windy so the family picture is a bit insane in the hair department for Ashelyn and I. :)

We love the temple!

Yesterday, Jake let me have a day out with my Momma to get my haircut and go shopping. (The shopping was for her, but it was fun to tag along and help pick out cute things.) It was such a beautiful day and the kids were so excited to finally get to thaw out a bit. Plus, they got to play outside! Let’s just say they were in heaven and they slept GREAT last night. We’re so glad to have the sun shining and to melt off all this snow. Bring on the spring!

Ashelyn eating applesauce.

A boy and his dog.

Tired wife.

Tired baby.

Well, just when we thought the last round of snow would finally melt off we got hit with a blizzard. It was actually really beautiful to watch it snowing all day yesterday. I was just thankful that we had stocked up and didn’t have any need to leave the house. The winds were so horrible (25 to 40 mph) yesterday that Jake waited to shovel at all until today. It took him 2 1/2 hours to shovel our tiny driveway and front porch/steps. I guess that’s just how it is when the snow is 12 inches deep plus drifting!! Jake and I both said we can’t remember ever seeing this much snow from one storm. It’s insane! But, it is beautiful.

The kids would NOT take no for an answer this morning, so I got them all bundled and sent them out to play while Jake shoveled. I can’t believe they played so long! It’s FREEEEEZING. But of course, they loved it and would go back out if it weren’t for the fact that all of their snow gear is still drying.

I love the snow. I’ll take snow over ice any day, plus it turns the grey/dead winter into something shining and amazing. You can’t beat that.

Hope everyone is safe and warm!

Oh hey there. It’s just me Ezra. I’m getting pretty good at this whole holding my head up thing.

See? I’m a month old now, so I don’t sleep QUITE as much. I wake up for a bit to check things out.
I like to hang out with my brother and sister. But sometimes they are SO loud. 
I can be loud too. I kept yelling at mom for eating dairy. Luckily, I think she got the point and stopped.

He’s pretty cool.

Me and mom like to take naps. I figure that’s fair since I’ve been waking her up a lot the past few nights.

A nap sounds pretty good right about now.

Yeah, I’d say that’s enough work for one day.