A New Year - 2014

Well, January is turning out to be very cold and snowy. We try to stay inside as much as possible from the snowstorms and chilling temperatures. Just this week school was cancelled the last three days due to inclement weather, and at the rate that they're cancelling school, the kids will be going to school until July! A few weeks ago our car even froze to the ground in a large frozen puddle in our parking lot. I finally got it unstuck a few days later with a neighbor and city worker's help. I'm just grateful for a warm heater and windows to see what's going on outside to help keep the cabin fever away.

Monday was Martin Luther King Day and Jason had the day off. We drove into Cincinnati, called "Cincy" by the locals, so I could see where Jason worked and get a peak at the city. We weren't gone long, but it was nice to see some of the things that everyone else talks about.

Besides work and taking care of Ethan, it seems that we've spent a lot of time in church-related activities. We had a great Stake Conference a couple weeks ago. And we've worked on preparing Sunday lessons, Wednesday activities, and helping out the missionaries. We also went to the Louisville Temple last weekend. It's a beautiful temple packed into a really small space. It's a little over an hour from where we live. We've been taking turns watching Ethan while the other one goes inside the temple, so it usually takes us most of the day. We're always grateful for the opportunity to attend whenever we can.

Ethan continues to do well. He finally learned to roll over a couple weeks ago. I think he's been happier now that he can avoid the dreaded tummy time. :) Gratefully, he's still been very healthy so far. We got a swing from the Brunners at church that he has been enjoying, and he loves to keep his new teething rings in his mouth. We love to make Ethan laugh every chance we can, although it usually results in him getting the hiccups.

Louisville, KY Temple : And no, this is not what the temple looks like in January!