Cookies and Ice

We had a snow day today, but it was definitely more of an ice day. The baby and I made chocolate chip cookies (and even delivered some to a neighbor). She's become a really good helper and cookie-roller. You can't even tell the difference between ours once they're baked!

So far so good storm-wise. We still have heat and power. Yay! Fingers crossed for tonight...

Another Snow Day!

Well, we had another snow day today. I'm kind of grateful, since the baby was sick yesterday it was nice for her to have a chance to recover. Here she is looking better (she looked REALLY bad yesterday):

The little dude is helping Eric play Sim City on the iPad (lucky Eric!). I don't really know what's going on, but I think the little guy may have made an unauthorized glass purchase or something. They're having all these big discussions about strategy. It's pretty cute.

Snow Day?

We had a surprise snow day today-- neither of us had a clue it was supposed to snow! To be fair, I think the weather people on the news were also surprised. Anyway, it was fun-- nice to be with them all day yet again!

The kids put on a show for us this morning.

They played with the piano for a bit before lunch.

And at dinner, the little guy made himself a chef's hat out of construction paper.

He's so creative!

Lucky Ducks

The kids should really count their blessings that I'm from Florida-- because I LOVE going sledding with them when it snows.

I know that it's not a lot of snow, but this is the most only snow we've gotten this winter! We had to strike while the iron was hot (or the snow was sticking).

Crisis Averted!

We got more sleet and less freezing rain than expected, so we still have power! And heat! But it's still a snow day! In preparation for a cold day with no electricity, we watched the Tigger Movie last night. It was cute.

The baby was excited about it-- can't you tell?

One more...

Here's one more picture of the snow. The poor little guy had puddles and balls of ice inside his little rain boots. He really doesn't need snow boots any more, but he could've used a pair last weekend!

For some reason I haven't taken any pictures this week. We'll get some over the weekend and be back on top of things soon.

Snow!

When our flight landed in Connecticut, the little guy leaned over and said "So, what language do they speak here?" After we were in the car, he asked "Is it Halloween in Connecticut right now?" Too funny. He didn't get to enjoy a different language OR Halloween, but he got to shovel snow off the frozen pond with his uncle.

He also said he saw a hamster in our hotel room... I'm hoping that was actually just his imagination. Ugh.

Warm Memories

Because it didn't get above 30 degrees today (in NC! Ugh.), here's a picture from Christmas day in warm and sunny Florida:

My dad and I walked with the kids to this drainage pond to burn off a little energy before dinner. It was so nice out that day. Mmmmmm.

Snow Bunnies?

It snowed at Nana and Pop's house over Thanksgiving. The kids got to play in it-- the little guy had a blast, but the baby didn't seem to enjoy herself too much.

These two.

Brrrrr!

Sorry for the lack of posting last night. The car Jeep battery died and we had quite the adventure getting home!

Anyway, it's been really cold (for North Carolina) this week, so I snapped this picture of the kiddos all bundled up and ready to go to school. This was the funny face version.

Look at all those layers!

Brrrrrr!

Courtesy of Eric's boss, we got tickets to a Carolina Railhawks soccer game last night. It was FREEZING!! (Ok, it was like 50 degrees, but rainy and windy.) We only stayed for about half the game, but the kids seemed to enjoy themselves.

The baby's face in this picture kills me. She's so funny!

Odds and Ends

Somebody didn't take any pictures today while she stayed home with the sick little one. And then she asked me to do the blog for her while she did some "work". So I'll just ramble for a bit.

It's going to be chilly tonight and Em did some research today (while she was supposed to be watching the baby) about how to keep our tender garden sprouts from freezing to death. I wish I had a picture of her in her pink rain slicker, wellies, and running shorts putting 3 blankets over our little raised bed garden in the pouring down rain. Maybe I can get a picture of her hard work before leaving  tomorrow.

The baby is seemingly feeling somewhat better. We are going to try to get her to school tomorrow so she doesn't cramp our work routines for the rest of the week.

Alright, I did find an action shot of the boy and his skating lessons. If you look really closely, you might be able to see some light between his skates and the ice. He is jumping!

Cheerios!

I usually put a handful of cheerios in the stroller when we go for evening walks. It was sleeting tonight, but the baby wanted her post-dinner cheerios. She ate them out of the stroller seat in the living room (weirdo).

When I was taking pictures of her doing that, this happened:

The little guy was talking about jokes tonight, and I asked him if he wanted to hear a knock-knock joke. He said sure!

Me: Knock-knock.
Him: Who's there?
Me: Interrupting cow.
Him: Hahahahahahaha. Funny joke, mom.

Um, ok?

Snowmens

The little guy and I built two snowmens yesterday. One was a doctor, and the other was a kid. They both look the same to me, except the little kid got half his face knocked off during the installation of his carrot nose. Next winter we'll try to keep some full-sized carrots around.

Wii!

Today was another snow day, so we just holed up. The baby played with the bug jar and looked out the window this morning. She's such a climber. The little guy was never like that, but we can't keep her down. She loves climbing the stairs and standing up in this desk.

She's so serious in her firetruck pajamas.

The little guy and I built two snowmen today and sledded some more, but the most exciting thing was that we taught him how to play MarioKart! He's been trying to play a Star Wars Lego video game on the iPad, but he's not old enough and finds it really frustrating. I think the Wii will be a better choice. Look at how much fun he had!

I don't know why he's wearing his sister's hat.

Polar Vortex

First of all, go listen to this song. It's hilariously amazing (and so, so true).

The snow here started earlier and heavier than expected, but we made it home without too much trouble (phew!). Because it's supposed to be so icy tomorrow, I figured we'd better sled while we can. I hope the little guy realized how lucky he is to have a Floridian for a mother. His West Virginian dad doesn't ever get excited about playing in the snow!

Let it snow!

Well, we got almost 2 inches of snow overnight, and everything shut down (snow day for everyone!). Eric's a big old wet blanket who doesn't like to play in the snow, so the kids and I bundled up and headed outside with our sleds.

The baby looked like she wanted to try it, but she started crying about 1/3 of the way down the hill. I stopped the sled and we got out (then she went inside to warm up). In her defense, this was one serious hill.

The little guy, on the other hand, had a blast! We ended up sledding with a bunch of kids on our street. It was so much fun-- even the parents were taking turns going down the hill.

The best part about the snow here is that it should all melt tomorrow. It'll even be sunny and back in the 50s this weekend, just the way I like it.

Snow?

Today was a bit disappointing-- I thought it was supposed to start snowing around noon, but it didn't start until almost 7pm! Plus, I didn't realize that the heat was turned down, so the little guy and I froze our tushes off for most of the day. (I'm a genius.) When Eric and the baby got home, she was ready to just relax on the couch.

I'm sure these two will look like this (but bigger) in about 15 years, too. What stinkers!

Summertime?

It's been unseasonable dreary the past week-- the baby had to wear tights and long sleeves to church under her summer romper it was so chilly.

To celebrate the beginning of hot weather (any day now!) I chopped my hair off today! The little guy posed with me for a quick (blurry) photo in the kitchen after dinner.

Snuggles

This is what everyone else was doing when I braved the cold to go to work this morning...

I was sooooo jealous!