The Snow Family

February 12th was free UTA day, which meant we could take any form of public transportation for free. We have a train system that commutes from Ogden to SLC. The kids absolutely love trains and get so excited every time they see or hear one. We decided take the train as a family to Salt Lake and see if the kids loved riding as train as much as they liked watching them. Keira was so excited that she ran in front of us and jumped on the train all by herself as we were trying to take a picture of it. Luckily, we were there several minutes before the train was scheduled to leave. So when the doors shut behind her, it was a simple matter of asking the nice lady at the doors to open them again so we could get her. She could hardly stay still long enough to pose for a picture. Ryder, on the other hand, was a little more cautious. He loved the ride, but stayed very close to Mom and Dad for the first chunk of the ride. We took the train to SLC, and then took the TRAX system to the downt...

Keira is 3 years old now and is developing some unique interests. First, she is absolutely obsessed with horses. She has quite a collection of horses that she has gathered throughout the past few weeks and she carries them with her everywhere. This is what a typical lunch looks like for her, as she must make sure that her horses eat with her: It doesn't matter what it is - toy, puzzle, chess piece, etc - if it looks like a horse, it must go into the collection. She has also developed an interest in "roping." She saw a rope in Grandpa's truck when we went to Missouri for Christmas and has been obsessed with it ever since. She spends hours every day tying up her rocking horses, shoes, toys, dolls, and anything else she can tie a rope or string around. Keira has also developed a strong interest in fixing her own hair. One day I was working in my office when the kids were supposed to be napping. I was on the phone when I heard a blood curdling scream coming from upstairs....