SNOW DAY!!!

Yes, we live in Las Vegas (well, Henderson actually) but we had a SNOW DAY today. All schools were cancelled and so all the lucky students (and teachers) didn't have to show up today. It was awesome! I don't know how many times I prayed for a snow day when I was living up in the Sierras but it just never happened. I guess when you get 10 inches of snow in a city that doesn't even know what a snow plow is you get a bit of a traffic problem. Good news for us!
Poor Caden didn't get to play in the snow because he is sick with a double ear infection (again). He will be having surgery to put tubes in soon so that we will have no more ear problems. In the meantime, he has to watch the snow out the window.
Anyways, if you are interested in experiencing a Las Vegas style snow storm watch Cory's video documenting the treacherous drive home yesterday. If you have 4 minutes to spare, watch the whole thing so that you can see our house at the North Pole.

Happy 16 Month Birthday!

Caden is 16 months old today! He is getting so big (22 pounds) and he is doing new things everyday. He loves spending time at his daycare (all the girls love him) and he keeps us on our toes at home. We put up the Christmas tree over Thanksgiving weekend and have been trying to help him understand that it is to "look at" not to "play with". The first morning that he saw the tree he went right for the shiny glass bulb... he snatched it off the tree and threw it on the kitchen floor where it shattered into a hundred pieces. Lukily, it was MY day to sleep in so Daddy got the honor of cleaning up that mess and rearranging the ornaments. They are now more strategically placed and we have had no more Christmas casualties.
Cory's masters classes are coming to a close for the semester and he is really looking forward to a month off during the holidays. I have been busy with school and chasing after a very fast toddler. Caden has just started imitating people's facial expressions (mostly Daddy's grumpy faces)... we think we might have a child actor in our future. Check out this video of his "Sad Face" and tell me what you think. :)