(maybe) the best thing about our new house…
… is the sledding on our hill in the backyard. Oh the fun! We’ve lined it with twinkle lights for the night runs, and enjoy friends and maybe a little warmer fun in the day. David took the boys for the first run at the earliest snow in the month Continue Reading
Wintering the “Polar Vortex”
So the winter days drag on and on and on… We’ve had many a quiet home day, and it seemed the entire month of January off from school. We’ve made our share of delightful winter crafts, built a huge snow cave in the court for the boys and all their Continue Reading
Snow!
We’ve actually had a lovely snowy winter this year. Though it hasn’t been too packy, Alex and Aidan have been out quite a bit, and even on a sledding adventure with Papa. (Aidan wasn’t too sure about that whole downhill thing, until Papa took out the phone/camera and he got Continue Reading
Lukie’s Winter OneDerland Weekend
Our little Lucas is one. And he’s such a delightful, smiley, easy-going little guy. He sleeps well, he loves his brothers soo much, and he’s walking up a storm. For his special first birthday we decided to put together a little winter Onederland weekend for him. His baby dedication was Continue Reading
…to pluto and back
and the winter days drag on… and on… and on… with rain that doesn’t even melt the snow in the beginning of March! and i think we are going stir crazy cooped up inside day after day after day… though we do get out a bit. out to go sledding Continue Reading
snow much fun!
with february almost out, we finally got our big white fluffy dumpings, and not to waste for a minute! we’ve delved into the heart of the season with some shoveling, valentine’s sledding, building a little snow cave (that even Tatou had to try out), making snow angels, rainbow ice muffins Continue Reading
unmeltable… almost
With Alexander’s lovely snowman slimming down each day, we decided a few new little faces were in order. A revised version from our Hello Cupcake! book resulted in nine happy little snowman cupcakes complete with coconut snow, Starburst / Airhead accessories, Oreo/MiniOreo hats and M&M earmuffs. Even Nana joined in Continue Reading
Alexander’s First Snowman!
Today Alexander and Muma got to build their first snowman together. The snow was sticky and heavy and perfect for rolling with the help of Alexander’s strong muscles. Lifting was not so easy though- we had to call in Papa for that part! We piled him high, brushed off some Continue Reading
When You’re Too Impatient for the Big Snow…
We’ve been getting a little impatient around here for the big snow dumping. So yesterday, in a break from the nose-bitting temperatures, we took some moments to enjoy the dustings that we’ve had so far. Aidan spent most of the post-lunch galavant watching excitedly from the window. When Muma decided Continue Reading
january projects
Alexander and his “pretty smile” with a letter for Grammy & Grandpapa We like to do little projects from time to time and did a few fun ones this month- especially around snow and snowmen. Alexander loves to paint and he loves to use a gluestick. He’s okay at coloring Continue Reading