I have a nephew! Update of the last two snowy months!

Well, the most exciting thing is that I now have a healthy nephew, Packer Dennis Hogrefe! He made his appearance on Sunday, February 7th (my brother is two for two on having Sunday babies - he's a Pastor!). We hope to see him tonight for the first time. Max is so excited to have a boy cousin as he was a loner until Packer came along... Someone to teach all the "boy" things to. From photos, they look alike too! Congrats to Clint & Greta & Esther!

A brief summary of the occurrences since my last posting... SNOW!! :) We now have NINE snow days to make-up! They are still deciding officially how we will do that - they've already taken some days away between now and the end of the year. So, we are up to June 7th for kids now and June 8th for teachers! Crazy! Don't get me wrong... I love snow days! The kids have had some really great times together at home and we've been able to catch up on a lot of projects. Of course, I'm always behind with something, but it helps to have extra time - it is a gift! Many a Little House on the Prairie episodes have been watched the last month and a half (since Chad received the series for Christmas - "It's your best present to me ever!"). The snow has been a nightmare for Chad and the trucking business - dozens of incidents of being stuck, wrecker bills, and stressful driving! He can't wait for spring! I'm afraid we still have potential for more of all of the above - including SNOW DAYS! I've never seen so much snow! Max loves to move snow with his dad and Grandpa - he gets his workin' clothes on and takes it very seriously! He loves to shovel snow too!
Well, the basketball season is over for Mallory - they had a fun winning season! She has definitely improved over the season - she learned how to be tougher and to hold her ground and not fall on her knees so much! She usually scored a few points each game too. Maddy enjoyed her league as well - she may have one more tourney if it works out. She definitely has a height advantage as her age and is learning to use it to her advantage. She scored well too. Just has to work on those free throws!! :)
Well, it is time to go... hopefully I'll be blogging again soon! Thanks for reading! Tax prep weekend... appt. on Monday... I'll be so glad with this is over! Maybe my husband will sweep me away the following weekend - a break from the real world! ;)