Sunday in the Park, February 8

Another nice day, two in a row. I'm scared to go back to real winter at this point. We ventured to Slater Park today to enjoy some of the 'tropical' 50 degree weather. I even opened the windows in the house for half an hour to let some of the fresh, albeit cool, air in.

The boys were beside themselves. Running from animal pen to animal pen, toy to toy, like each was a long lost friend. Some of the toys were still piled in the corner of the play yard waiting for the rest of the snow to melt. Creature of habit that he is, Liam was a little disappointed that things weren't as they are supposed to be. He wasn't disappointed for too long, though. He caught sight of a brand new digger truck and went to work. He plowed some of the snow off the play area and used the dump truck for disposal. Bob the Builder would be proud! Connor on the other hand didn't let the pile of toys deter him in the least. My little acrobat just tried to climb right in despite the mess.

Snowed Out, January 19

Just when we thought all the snow we could take had fallen we woke up to another 6-7 inches this morning. All of the nicely shoveled surfaces were once again covered in a thick blanket of white. Liam practically bounced out of bed. Once he saw the snow he was beside himself asking to go outside right away. Connor is pretty indifferent. He likes the idea of going outside, but once he gets out there he is NOT a fan of snow that makes it difficult to walk.

After nap time we headed outdoors. Wait, that makes it sound way too easy. First we went through the ritual 20 minute getting the snow clothes on, no easy feat, I assure you, THEN we headed outdoors. There was about a foot and a half of snow on the ground, plus large piles left from Mark's shoveling. As predicted, Liam had a ball climbing the hills, not minding even when he lost a boot. Connor wasn't really enjoying himself until we got in the backyard.

Today's picture is of the boys inside their playhouse. Normally they'd walk right up and open the door. Today they had to climb in the side all Dukes of Hazzard style. Once they crawled in they got down to the usual business however and had an amazing time. Snow is great, but enough is enough. Although as I type this more snow is falling. Who knows, maybe by tomorrow the playhouse will be covered?

Snow Day, January 18

We came home late last night to the first snowflakes falling. It was pretty, fluffy, snow globe snow. The meteorologists were predicting 3-6 inches. When we woke up to at least 6 inches already and no sign of slowing I knew it would be a good day for Liam.

It finally started tapering off around 3 PM and 9 inches later. Liam went out to help Daddy shovel. Which consists Liam of throwing snow around with his little shovel, usually in a spot Mark has just finished clearing out. Liam, however, is in his element. He spent the afternoon making snow angels and being pulled around in his sled. Today's picture is of him on top of "the mountain". One of the many fresh snow piles in our front yard.