Daily Archives: February 4, 2008

Snow the New Mexico Way

All About Emmy

Yesterday, while everyone was gearing up for their Super Bowl activities, Mother Nature decided to give us a little snow. I say a little snow, but this was more than that. Some of you might think that New Mexico is all desert, but there are plenty of us who like to live in the mountains, at high altitute – 7500 feet to be exact. Our pre-game activities included brushing snow off of the satellite dish, and the snow kept falling all the way through the night.

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This morning we had enough snow for a two-hour delay from work, and when I got home Emmy had done enough staring our the windows that she couldn’t wait to go outside and play. She especially liked making snowballs and throwing them as far as she could, which was about two feet away.

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We love the snow, but we hope that tomorrow the weather is good enough that Aunt Beth and cousins Logan and Joshua can make their plane flight from Chicago!

Groundhog Day Extravaganza

Fun With Friends

Welcome to the 9th Annual Groundhog Day party! I’ve had a Groundhog Day party for nine years now, and each year we have watched the best movie of all time, Groundhog Day. The only exceptions were the two years when I was serving as a missionary in Argentina – those were really just “parties” in which my missionary companion and I got a scoop of ice cream to celebrate, because missionaries spend their time preaching the gospel instead of partying.

This years party did not disappoint, as everyone was able to enjoy the food, friends, and festivities. Grandma Baker took Emmy to the food table where little Emmy picked out all of her own foods.

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Some of our friends enjoyed talking, and others were content to watch the movie. These kids took a break from their toy time to watch the Pennsylvania Polka scene.

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Stay tuned next year for another great Groundhog Day party!