The Snowy Day

There was snow on the ground this morning!  

It was too cold to go out right away, so we had to bring snow indoors to satisfy our curiosities.  The girls cooked with snow long enough for me to wash up the 5 pots and pans I'd already dirtied today, and chop enough vegetables for a big pot of soup.  This is a record.

 Cooking With Snow

I really thought we would get by without any this winter, so we were ill-prepared and without snowboots that fit, but our shoes with an extra pair of wool socks worked just fine for the little while we were out.

Base-Layers

Chasing

 Tracking

Hi-ho, Silverado!

Yaya made this track, according to Anni.  Pretty sure it was a cat.

Making Our Own Tracks

  

Snowballs to Share

Elli

Anni

Seriously, could they be any sweeter?

Happy Shirt

Some stickers arrived in the mail yesterday from Yaya, which immediately inspired us to color. 

Anni opted to put them on her shirt.  After her design was complete, she looked down at herself and said "Anni's happy shirt."  She wore her happy shirt all day, and then carefully removed each sticker and put it to rest on her paper before bed time.

The Happy Shirt

Elli's stickers made it onto the paper, and then she got real happy with her blue crayon.  I told her that her page had Uncle Ben's favorite colors: blue and yellow.  After looking at the paper for awhile, she continued only with her blue crayon. So, Uncle Ben, here is a sneak peek at your valentine - made thoughtfully just for you.

Uncle Ben's Current Favorite Niece