now THIS is what I've been talking about!!!

So I've been saying forever now that I wanted a big snow..and let's just say that I got my wish!! We had an official blizzard here and it was fantastic! (Well, except for that Josh and I both had to end up working today when we would have far preferred a snow day!)

Here is a picture from shortly after I got home yesterday at around 12:30 in the afternoon. You can see the drifting...it's bad at 12:30 before the bulk of the storm hit!And here is a picture of the deck...note that you can see the entire fire pit... Josh and Kowe wanted to go out and play while they could.
And the last two pictures are from this morning. You can see the sea of snow in our entire back yard...and note that the firepit is now buried!


I'm so excited for this weekend to sled and build snowmen!!! Our streets were horrible! They didn't plow them because they tried to stick to the major roads, so I got stuck in the 4Runner...that was fun, but luckily we have really nice neighbors who helped us get it out!

never enough cute Kowe pictures

For some reason, Kowe is now all about her daddy. She's not my baby anymore. :(
...unless she wants her belly rubbed...or food...then she's anyone's dog!
...or sometimes when she's wanting to sleep...then she likes to cuddle with me...
...but mostly she likes to hog the entire bed like this...
...and she always falls asleep on one of our pillows. I actually managed to get this picture without waking her or Josh up. Is that not the cutest thing you've ever seen?? I swear she thinks she's a person!

Exciting News!

Josh was promoted this week!!! He is now that Purse Ops Manager for Kohl's. It's basically the position in the store that is in charge of the personnel (and all that comes with that, like hiring, scheduling, reviews etc.), the cash office, credit and best of all, it pretty much gets him off of the sales floor! He's excited for the position and all that will come with it, so I just wanted to say CONGRATULATIONS!!! He deserves it and it was actually very telling that he was approached about it before he even inquired...just goes to show you how amazing he is! :) He would never toot his own horn, so I had to do it for him!

Some Kowe pics

Here's Kowe's favorite spot to be while we're online... ...and while I'm folding clothes. Whether it's on the bed or on the couch, she has to find a spot right on all the clothes to cuddle...then I have to work my way around her...
There's nothing much going on around here, so I thought I'd post some pics of Kowe.

Happy New Year!!!

This year, for New Year's, we decided to make a trip back to Cracker's Comedy Club in Indy. We went with Shell and Dan, and just two years ago, we rang in 2005 at this same place. My, how things have changed! Here is a picture that Shell took in pretty much the same exact place 2 years ago... And here we were this year...Shell and DannyI told Josh that since this would probably (hopefully) be the last big night out that I get before we get pregnant, I was going to have FUN! And I did. Plus, Josh had to work at 6am this morning, so he wasn't planning on drinking, so it worked out that Shell and I could actually drink together! It didn't take much...Shell and Dan right before the midnight champagne toastAll of us right after ringing in the New YearAnd we all planned on getting Hot Dog Man hotdogs afterward, but somehow Dan was the only one still in the mood...Josh and I leaving the club....welcome 2007!!!!

We're so excited for 2007! It is looking to be a fabulous year for us, with some exciting trips planned and with hopefully being able to welcome a new member to the family in the year to come. We're thankful for our friends and family and we look forward to an amazing year to top 2006! We've got our resolutions all set, so here's hoping we keep them!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!!

Christmas Continued...

Here are some more pictures from Christmas Eve. One of Shell and Kowe and the boys which is so cute and one of me and Kowe....poor dog. The things that I put her through!

Then here is Josh with Kowe opening her stocking on Christmas morning. She was so excited!

How adorable is she?!

After we opened gifts at home, we headed to Josh's parents where we had an outstanding lunch and opened presents! It was so much fun and we all got some surprises...we definitely got spoiled!!!!

Josh and his PSP

Ronnie surprised Patty with a Pampered Chef stone that was on backorder...she was surprised!

Next, we headed to my grandparents' for the Bandy family's Christmas...there were LOTS of people!

Note Linc's I heart my auntie bib!

Uncle Josh rocked Linc to sleep...what a cute picture!

Overall, we had such a wonderful and blessed Christmas and we hope everyone else did too!

Christmas all around!!

What a wonderful Christmas weekend!!! We hope everyone had as good of a weekend as we did, full of joy and happy times with your families. We started our weekend out on Friday by having dinner with Josh's parents and then driving all over Lafayette to look at Christmas lights. It was so much fun. The grand finale was when we went to a house where you tune into a radio station and their entire house goes to the beat of the Christmas music. It was impressive to say the least! Very cool and it got us all in the spirit I think! Their neighbor even came out and his dog had twinkling lights around it's neck! We didn't get any pictures of the house, regrettably.

We always spend Christmas Eve with Shell and her family, and this year I decided that I was going to cook! Usually Josh would do the cooking, but he's been working and had to work on Christmas Eve, while I did not, so I decided to try to be a wife and cook. It actually turned out alright!!! I made a ham (and even basted it every 10 minutes!) and really good mashed potatoes that I then baked, and some green beans and corn and rolls. And we had wine and Shell got tipsy before we went to church! Anyway, we had a lovely time. Here are some pics of dinner...

Take a look at that ham! And that cute hubby of mine!

And then the guys cleaned up! Not particularly unusual to see Josh in there, but Danny on the other hand!...Then we headed off to church and it was a pretty good service. Josh actually really enjoyed it and he sang when we lit the candles and sang "Silent Night" at the end. He must've been getting in the Christmas spirit big time to have sung and it was really cute.

Here's a picture of our Christmas tree with the presents under it and our snowman on a sled...it seems that it might be the ONLY snowman we'll be seeing anytime soon....BOO!

We forgot to get a nice family pic in front of the tree.Adorable boys...He's trying to think about crawling!Cheese! Opening the broom vacuum that we got them...just Dan's style!Danny helping me open the bookshelves they got us! We love it!!Kowe in her sassy Santa's Little Helper shirt...Shell and her family (and Kowe)...Kowe unwrapping her presents...

We have tons and tons of pics from Christmas Day! It'll be another day or two before I have them downloaded and sorted through. Another post then!