snow clothes

In our attempts to make the best of being "snowed in", we have been spending a lot of time out side. Our daily routine is to make a mad rush to get on all the various snow clothes before kids start sweating, screaming, itching...we play for a while then make a mad rush to get all the clothes off before kids start to scream, itch, freeze. Our coats, pants, hats and gloves go into the dryer so that we can do it all over again in a few hours.

While getting ready again for what seems like the zillionith time, in my frustration I blurt out to Cameron "Oh, why are these gloves wet!" Meaning the dryer had not done it's job. Cameron's response..."Because of the snow, mom..."duh" Thank you Cameron, it's all clear to me now.

Snow Day with Dad

Due to all the snow, Darin was able to stay home with us today and enjoy all the fun. We were able to get some really good play time in before it started getting really cold.
Unfortunately, the only sled we have is this infant one. It's awesome, but the big kids are getting too big for it. We tried to get a couple of bigger ones, but all the stores were sold out! Go figure..

Logan had his first real taste of what it means to be completely ineffectual at walking. His gear was great...if his main goal was to sit in a pile of snow and not move an inch. Poor kiddo, they all go through it.

Last night as the snow was falling, Darin made our first snowman of the season. The kids got to see it quickly at 11:00pm at night. Ask me how my night was with children up so late, ya, thanks Dad!

Look at the happy family, one of the only pictures with all five of us.

Fun Park Pictures

We often visit one of our favorite parks that we lovingly call the "castle park". When we purchased our new camera, we decided to give it a try here.