PHeather's PHamily: More Snow

We finally got a little more snow the other day, so I sent the boys out to have some fun in it. Putting on their snow gear is quite a workout for me at 8 months pregnant and out-of-shape, but they love being out there so I try to suck it up and just do it! Their very favorite thing is eating the snow. As soon as E gets outside anytime, anywhere there is snow on the ground the first thing he does is reach down for a handful and put it in his mouth. We really have to watch to make sure he's only eating clean snow!!

And keeping those darn mittens on is a constant battle! J at least understands now that his hands will get cold without his gloves on, but he still sometimes takes them off. And you can imagine how hard it is to get mittens on dry little hands, let alone ones that are wet from the snow!

It is SO much prettier here with a layer of snow on the ground. I really wish it would stay around all winter because it looks so ugly and dreary when it's just brown and cold outside. We got this snow the middle of last week and fortunately it's been cold enough that it's still around for the most part. I think it's supposed to warm up this week, though. Right now it's 13 degrees outside, so I think we're okay for now!

I had to take a few pictures of E after he came inside because his cheeks get so rosy in the cold and I love it!!

For New Year's we rented a house in a resort area near our town with a few other families. We stayed there for two nights and had a blast (especially the kiddos!). The boys loved being around all of the other kids, and on New Year's Day we got to go sledding twice and swimming (indoors, of course) all in the same day!! J was beside himself. Phil and I could not believe how absolutely bananas he went over going swimming. We've never seen him so excited. He even walked down the steps into the pool by himself while Phil was taking his shirt off and P had to run and jump in to pull J up out of the water because the last step was over J's head and he went totally under. Didn't phase J a bit - he came up sputtering and laughing! We forgot to bring his arm floaties so Phil had to hold him and J kept asking to let go and "do it all by myself!" Phil had to struggle to hold onto him! We need to get him in swim lessons pronto!

Here are a few pictures of the sledding... this was Jackson's first time ever going sledding and he loved that, too!