We have had more snow this winter season than I can remember. And it's only the middle of January!
But with the snow comes hot chocolate, fires in the fireplace, and sledding with friends!
My mom stayed with Selah while I adventured out to see what the sledding hill was all about. I went down twice and that was all I needed to know that side of the hill wasn't for me. (It was the only side with snow on it...and it was scary!) But the older kids had a blast. It was so slippery it was hard climbing back up it.
Some friends of ours came with their sweet baby and sister pictured above. The baby was in a snug bunny suit and Evangeline kept asking to "see the bunny". She still talks about how Reagan was a bunny.
Not more than a day later it began to snow. And snow. And snow. Church was even closed! So we ventured with some friends to a church down the road from us. Then realized after service started that they stream online! Welcome to perks of a mega-church. I had no idea! Next time church is cancelled I think we will go that route. :) After a few hours of euchre our friends decided to travel home before they got snowed in at our house. They almost didn't make it out of our cul-de-sac! We ended up with 11 inches and then was followed by an arctic blast with record low temps at a high of -10 and a low of -44. Eek! Indianapolis shut down for Monday and AJ didn't have to work. Yay! But then the roads were terrible so the kids and I didn't leave our house for 6 days!
After a busy December we've enjoyed the slower pace of not having a full calendar. Which has been convenient with the weather we've had. I've been more diligent with Ari's school and it has been exciting to see him progress in reading and math. Some days he will tell me he's not any good (what is
it with kids and low self-esteem?), but then other days I catch him reading books to his sister and cousin without any prompting.
Spending extra time at home has also encouraged this little one to explore every crack in the house. She is EVERYWHERE. And in EVERYTHING. She doesn't spend much time in the exersaucer anymore because she has figured out that spending time under the kitchen table is more rewarding. I thought I kept a pretty clean house before but I'm finding myself sweeping about twice as much as I used to.
She also keeps me busy with feeding her. Some days I think that's all I get done. I should start putting that on my To Do List so I can mark it off 10 times and still feel like I got something accomplished. Either I'm fishing out food from her mouth that she's not supposed to have (ahem-from the kitchen floor) or I'm nursing her or feeding her. She is always eating. If I just got done feeding her and finally get around to eating something myself, she is right there voicing her opinion that she would like some as well. Never mind that I just spent half an hour shoveling food in her mouth. If I'm eating something, she wants it too. Sometimes I find myself hiding food from her and sneaking in bites as she's preoccupied with something else. "Closet Eater" has a whole new meaning now.
Did I mention though how stinking cute she is? I can't help myself.
So a month ago we decorated sugar cookies with our dear friends...and somehow the pictures never made it's way into a post. They had a blast. Seriously, best of friends.
And I've had a blast braiding hair for the past couple of weeks. She requests it almost every day and I can't deny that I revel in the fact that she willingly asks for her hair to be done, nails painted, or spends time picking out a dress to wear. I don't push the fancy stuff but she sits so still that I have no reason to say no. :)
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