Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

All right, so this isn't exactly what my driveway currently looks like, but I promise it's close! I never thought I'd see the day that I would have a "snow day" while living here, but it happened yesterday! We were one of maybe four families that ventured out of our houses to get to church ( I soooooooooo get extra points for that) and when we got there our bishop sent everyone home after a condensed sacrament service.

This is just a tiny glimpse into what the last several weeks have been like here, and I've been feeling like a horrible mom because of it. I'm aware that I do not control the weather, but I've been having a tough time adjusting to my first winter here with kiddos in tow. This time of year in Arizona we're used to going to the zoo, picnicing at the park, walking around the botanical gardens, you name it...this is the time to do it there! Here, however, we're lucky to either (a) make it out of the driveway or (b) be bold enough to brave Highland Dr. and the highly talented Utah drivers that frequent it.

So...after many reminders from Trin that she "just can't get this now out of her life" (and yes that is a direct quote) we assembled a list of very non-boring indoor things that we could do. At the top of her list was going to the Hello Kitty store and making dress up clothes. I had several more to add, but today we chose from the list and went to the Living Planet Aquarium. It was really cute, and Mac LOVED the jelly fish and driving the brine shrimp boat. I can't wait until they get enough funding to complete the proposed 90,000 sq. foot permanent facility that will even house a scaled rain forest, but for now we're happy with our $39 family membership to see the stingrays!