After the Storm Passed

Last weekend was our monthly birthday dinner party at my parents' home. Dallas was the January birthday boy from our family, with honorable birthday mentions going out to Sarah and Emma. Wes and Rachel were having a good time sitting on their Grandpa's lap, waving the lighters around and making their best attempts at trying to light the candles.

Dallas and Brooke enjoyed a moment together as they ate some of the yummy, strawberry dessert made by Nani.

The snow had started to fall when we were leaving the party and the roads were becoming a bit treacherous for travel and it was making Rebecca quite nervous. Ever since she and Dallas were in a car accident 2 years ago on a snowy night, she has been quite leery of driving in bad weather. So they decided to wait out the storm at our house by spending the night. We helped outfit the unprepared slumberers by providing them with sweats from our closet. (Who said they had to match??)

It sure looked like Brooke had a good night's sleep by the looks of her little piggy-tails all cockeyed. She thought her French toast breakfast was almost as good as her Grandpa makes. Mmmmmmm, good!!!

The wintery storms are not so enjoyable to drive through, but the world is sure beautiful after a storm has passed and the sparkly, white snow glistens against a beautiful, blue sky.