Sidewalk

Anthony and I are not the best about shoveling the snow on our sidewalks it is very windy here so by the next morning they are covered again. As a result we have thick ice on our sidewalks and driveway. I spent the last half hour chipping ice about 2 1/2 inches thick off of our front sidewalk. (I'd rather do that then dishes so anthony humored me and did the dishes) I never thought I would be so happy to see a sidewalk! But 6 months of a snowy winter sure makes you appreciate the small things. I've been trying to think of ways to melt the 1 - 2 feet of snow off of my lawn. Any ideas???? :)

Happy Birthday!!

I know everyone says that time goes so fast, but WOW! I really can't believe that Kaitlen is 1 year old. We had a great party at grandma and grandpa mitchells house (thanks g-ma liza) with ALL our family. It was so much fun, we really have the best families. We had a fun photo shoot with Jill here are a few of the pictures we took.

Locking

I've decided to lock my blog so anyone who might frequent the "mitchell days" please send me your email address and I will add you to the list. aasmitchell@yahoo.com 

Buddies!!

Sun, Wind, Snow, negative Temps (it was negative 5 twice this week) it doesn't matter these three little buddies; Riley, Samuel and Cameron, spend a lot of time playing out front of our house on the "snow mountains" The cold really doesn't matter when you are 5 they run up and down the hill and have the greatest time together. And yes I know that it is March 9, but we still have about 2 feet of snow and 5-9 feet tall piles of snow in Woodruff. I can't wait to post pictures with some green in them.

Sorrow

This is Anthonys cousin Robbie with his family he was diagnosed with cancer in the middle of December. He was a healthy active father of five; the youngest being twin boys who are about 15 months old. Family and friends have been fasting, and praying for a miracle for the past three months, however the cancer was to far spreed and our Heavenly Father called him home early this morning. This has just wrecked me, I'm already an emotional lady but the thought of his sweet wife being left alone to raise her family has been really hard for me to deal with. Patty, his wife, is such an inspiration she if full of Faith and courage. I have a testimony of the gospel and know that the spirit will be there to comfort her and her kids. I know that they will be together someday. Robbie will be missed by so many. So I guess this is my small tribute to him and his family. For any of you reading this never forget how fleeting life really is share your love with your family and make sure your spouse knows how much they mean to you, you never know how long you have with them!

Hair

Kaitlen has the craziest hair. It is so wild after she gets out of the bath. She is so funny she hates having ribbons, or barrettes in her hair if she feels that they are in she keep grabbing them until she gets them out. So she spends most of the time with her hair down in her face.

Tagged

Well thanks Jennifer for the tag,...... I've been trying to think all day of some little know facts which is harder then I thought it would be. But now that the kids are asleep maybe I can come up with a few little known facts.

1. It is almost Asparagus season, when we were younger we would always hold an annual "asparagus race" the Burtons would all meet at our house, with plastic bags in hand we would race through the orchards to see who could pick the most. It was so much fun but as I look back at it I'm certain it was just a way for our parents to get bags full of asparagus. I always just thought of it as a game. I really miss it and would love if I could race through our orchards again...:(

2. I am an organizer/planner I love to have things in their place (I am running out of room in my house to have things as tidy as I'd like them) and well planned out. Since being married to "easy going" Anthony I have relaxed a ton, which really makes life more enjoyable then always running by a schedule. Thanks Anth!

3. Almost every night after we have put the kids to bed Anthony and I can be found in front of the TV or playing a game of cards sharing a can of Pepsi and eating a snack.....usually Dorritos or our newest specialty is Schwanns cheese stuffed mini pretzels.....so yummy!!

4. I have had a small crush on Anthony since the 5th grade, he was the new kid at school and I had my eye on him. When we were in middle school my friend and I called him endlessly. We started dating when we were 16 and have been together ever since. I often wonder how I lucked out to meet such a wonderful husband and daddy when I was only 10 years old.

5. I love gardening! I've had some pretty big gardens the last 8 years one year I planted over 24 tomato plants! I love having so much produce I can just give bags of it away. I have a list of all the things I would like to grow......Apples, Peaches, Cherries, Raspberries, maybe one day.......sigh

6. My Grandpa Sorenson always held his thumb inside his hand....with the same hand. Know what I mean? tuck your thumb in towards your palm and close your fingers around it. Anyway I find myself doing it all the time without even knowing it.....maybe it is just genetic.

7. I have an obsession with pictures I know that scrap booking is all the rage but I am more obsessed with having enough photos so I won't forget anything. All of my pictures are neatly organized in photo albums with descriptions of who, what and when on the backs of the pictures. My kids have scrapbooks...... which I wish I had more time to work on. They aren't anything fancy but a great record of what is going on in life. I think I get that obsession from my mom, she was always good at keeping track of photos.

Well that wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. So now I tag Lisa, Mel, Katie B. , and Catie A. Come on guys I know you can do it.