Luke's 3rd birthday

Luke had a brilliant birthday a few weeks ago....you guess it, another "train" theme.  Pawpaw and Grandma were here to celebrate with us!  And, he even got his first phone call...from a girl!  His good friend, Alina, from his old school in Bartlett called to wish him a happy birthday!  He's a bit of a typical male though - not much of a phone talker.  He's more interested in taking the phone around and trying to show the person on the other end of the line various things.  The kid is definitely ready for the iPhone Facetime. 

A Whole Lotta Snow...for real!

My dad sent me a text message the other morning and asked how Jim Cantore was enjoying staying at our house.  We have this pretty large joke in the family about Jim Cantore and the Weather Channel - Dad's a big fan of the Weather Channel and Mike and I enjoy poking fun at how incredibly dramatic Jim Cantore is.

Well, in this instance, the drama was a bit warranted.  It really has been amazing - there is just so darn much of it!  Here is the view outside our breakfast room window.  That drift is over halfway up the laundry room door.

The snow could swallow up a little Lukester!

Those posts are about 4 ft tall...somewhere out there is our backyard.