Just some more random pictures. We just got dumped on again by the weather. We got about 8 more inches on top of what was left from last week. We have a total of about 18 inches of snow on our back porch (we won't be using that again until summer). There is also nowhere to plow the snow so the parking is looking really ugly. Luckily, our 2 spots are by themselves and we can keep that pretty clear. It's just not fun for Jen to try to get 4 kids in the car with snow and ice. Someone always falls and "gets hurt". Oh well. We had church cancelled today so we had a Sacrament Meeting here at home (we were all asked to by the Bishop). It was a nice day. We're looking forward to Christmas. I (Derek) am done with classes until next year, so it's a nice break. I don't know what I'll do with all my free time after work now. The kids will definetely have ideas! That's all for now.

Fire puts kids into a trance (OK, it might work on me too).

The older 2 love the fire.

Anthony saw Mom feeding Elizabeth one day and decided he should feed his baby too. We died laughing.

Matthew actually being good before church holding his little sister.

So we got about 4-5 inches of really wet snow last night (Sunday) so I "worked" from home today. That means I really got only half of my work done. Oh well, I can make it up. That's one nice thing about my job. So we went to the mall and I got some snow pants (yes, the kind you had when you were a kid) and we got boots for everyone and then went outside to play in the snow. Kathryn, Matthew, and I were out for about 2 1/2 hours while Anthony and Elizabeth had naps (I don't know what Jen did but I'm sure she enjoyed the time). We built a pretty cool fort even if I say so myself. My back is killing me, but it was fun. Here are some pics of the snow day as well as some other random stuff.

Here's some random cuteness going on...

Here's Elizabeth on her first day going to church.

Here's Elizabeth keeping me warm while I do some homework.

Here are some videos:

Anthony acting like a baby: Video

Matthew can't get his belt tight enough: Video

Making Elizabeth do funny stuff (at least in our opinion): Video

That's all for now.

Derek