It's Snowtime!

OK-It snowed all day yesterday and its still here today. Its a little hard and frozen, but we had to play in it anyways! And as I am typing this, we are getting MORE snow right now!
Enjoy the pics!

Yep, its still here. It hasn't melted!

But see the dark clouds...more is on its way!

I couldn't find a ruler so I used my pointer finger...about 2 1/2 inches.

Chewy's little tracks. The deep ones are from him falling through. Poor baby.

Treading through..."I have got to find Dipsy's poop so I can pee on it!"

Dipsy was not a big fan of the snow.

He tried so hard to walk around the snow.

He finally stepped in it! And he actually chased me and Kainaan in it!

OK-so I learned that I don't have the skills of making a snowman, but I tried and before I could get a picture, Kainaan kicked the head off! He thought it was sooo funny!

Kainaan had to demolish my pitiful excuse of a snowman.

And there goes the snowman's body!

I told him not play on the neighbor's swing. He was laying across the swing on his belly and did a face plant in the snow! His feeling were so hurt. And his zipper hurt his chin.

Just getting a better shot of the snow on his face that he just ate!

OK-all better, let's run some more! I think this where he was laughing at me b/c I almost fell on the driveway covered in ice! He said, "Mommy's funny!"

Instead of "kick rocks" we "kick snow."

Our neighbor's lion statue, he thinks is a dog. He was loving on it!

My footprint on the left and Kainaan's on the right.

"Wow Factor" Weather In Knox-Vegas!

Where did my day go??
Here is our day of wacky weather...so far!
830 AM: Drop Kainaan off at school with a light drizzle.
845 AM: Driving to West Knoxville (30-40 minutes depending on traffic...and weather today) it turns to full out pouring rain...with a little of "Is that ice hitting the windshield?" Yep!
910 AM: Get to Super Target and walk in with some slushy puddles of rain...no big deal,it was 60 degrees yesterday, how bad can it get??
935 AM: Walk out of the store to slippery ice and SNOW covering the grass...ALREADY!?!?

The flakes were HUGE and it was pouring down like rain does! Schools started closing left and right...but not Knox County. They were one of the very last counties to close!

1115 AM: Finished errands, and stuck in traffic on a hill by Kainaan's school. Should I go get him now and not wait for the schools to close? Nope!
1123 AM: Radio reports...Knox County closing in 1 hour! What?!? After I just passed his school back there and now the traffic is gone!?!? OK- I have 1 hour to get to the post office and then go back to where I just came from to get Kainaan...yea!
1210 PM: I got my Big Guy and we were headed home!! Hot Chocolate and Marshmallows, Here we come!

*We are expected to get more snow through the evening, then it stop, then have another system move through tomorrow afternoon! Yippie! This is soooo fun! And to my surprise, with no salt on the roads, it was not that bad driving in it all morning. Yeah, we were doing like 35 and 40 MPH on the Interstate, but it was fine!

Anyways, enjoy the pics! I will post more, if anything drastic changes!

Finishing Touches On Our Aquarium

This weekend we finally bought a stand for our fish tank. Of course this meant moving it from the kitchen counter...not easy! We had an algae mishap and had to tear it down completely! Well, 3 1/2 hours later, we were done. We had to scrub everything, change the rocks, reconnect the air tubes, refill it with water...ugh! It was exhausting! But its so pretty now!
And the next day, we bought more fish! We have our older fish: 1 Guppy, 2 Mickey Mouse fish, and 1 of our 2 frogs...we have no idea what happened to 1 of them. Its a mystery to me. And we added: 2 Algae Eaters, 2 Catfish, another frog (so our old one has a buddy), and 2 Neon Tetras! So far they are doing well.
Our total so far: 9 fish, 2 frogs...we might need to add a 4 more neon tetras in a couple of weeks...they are schooling fish and do better in bigger numbers than in two's. We will see how we do with these first.

**I almost forgot! We added a volcano to our decor. It looks like "Mount Wanna-hock-a-loogey" from Finding Nemo! LOL! And our fish love swimming through the rush of air bubbles coming from the top of it. Its funny! (Its on the front right side).

What Have We Been Up To?

So we went back to the Aquarium this past Friday while Tim was home. And this time we got to see a Dive show. Kainaan loved it! So here are some more fish pictures...

How about a different perspective of a shark...the top of him instead the underside?

How much money does a shark get for losing a tooth? (This was in the tank by the glass.)

Kainaan trying to distract the speaker during the dive show. I think he will piss off a lot of teachers in school...

He was 'walking' across the glass wall.

The diver was feeding them a shrimp shake from a squeeze bottle.

Kainaan was in awe at the diver waving to him.

BRACE YOURSELF FOR THE NEXT PICTURES...CONTENTS MAY BE DISTURBING TO THOSE WITH HEART PROBLEMS! HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

OK-Now here come some funny pics that could come in handy when he is 16 and comes home late from partying with his friends. Its memories like this that parents have to look forward to when their kids become teenagers, right? LOL!

What the hell is my BOY wearing? He found one of my old wedding gifts from my girlfriends and was trying to put it on, so after I helped him, he wore it proudly!

I had to fix the straps so he would not step on it and rip it. He was certainly loud and Proud!

Can anyone tell me why little boys are fascinated with Mommy things? If its not my old gowns, then its my high heels?

Snowy Fun with Hunter

Yesterday (Monday) it snowed here ALL day! Really! Nonstop until 630 last night! You think we would have had a lot of snow to play it, but no. It was melting away all afternoon and stopped sticking. So we only had a very small window to try and play in it. Hunter and Alison came over to play in the snow with us.
Enjoy the pics!

Kainaan was loving the snow! It was melting fast!

Hunter all ready to play, but he wasn't sure he really wanted to.

Kainaan having fun.

Hunter is still not so sure, but he loved yelling at Kainaan.

Yay! There he goes! Hunter finally made it into the snow, but he didn't hang in it long.

Kainaan was all over! He is too wild!

He was wondering where the snow was going...It melted fast!

Hey Hunter!

Hey Kainaan!

Couch Potatoes! Why is my son grabbing his crotch?

Kainaan and Hunter were watching Mickey Mouse.

Kainaan loves Brett!

So after all the snow melted away yesterday, this is what we woke up to this morning! We could have had so much snow to play in if only it had stuck around. Oh well, maybe next time!

Let's Catch Up...

Here are a few more pics from our 2ND trip to the aquarium. We went again last Friday when Tim was home. And then there are some random pics from the past weekend. I'll post the snow pictures later. :-)

Sea Dragon...taken through glass!

Cool Starfish...stuck to the glass.

Got Crabs? Ha!

Its a clearer picture of Nemo!

Wow! What a toothy grin!

Wassup!?!? He's probably thinking..."Get out of my face with that flash!"

Look at the ice forming in the creek in Gatlinburg...It was cold! Pretty neat how changing 1 setting on the camera will make the color different, huh?

Its the attack of the 'Fiderman' stickers. That's how Kainaan says Spider man.

Love his 'earrings'

Kainaan's new found love...us reading books to him...

Mommy's turn...

Daddy's turn again.

Mommy's turn again...have you noticed its the same book 4 times in a row? He loves the book, 'The Little Engine that Could' which is fitting, right? Yeah, we are so happy that he WANTS to cuddle and read, but really? Does it have to be the same book over and over? And I don't care for this book, its got 2 things in it that I hate...a clown and baby dolls...and they all "talk" in it! ~Shutter~