Winter is really here - it seems that all of a sudden it is REALLY cold outside! We had our first dusting of snow on December 2nd and Mary and Joey couldn't wait to go outside! There really wasn't much snow at all, as you can see in the picture. But they still had fun.
Mary made a "nest" out of grass and leaves and sticks and filled it with snow. She has been nest-building a lot lately, both inside the house and out! Inside, she makes nests out of blankets and pillows and cozies up inside like a baby bird. She and Joey also like to cover up with blankets and pretend to be birds hatching out of eggs. Lots of times Joey prefers to be a baby dinosaur instead.
We had to make a stop at the Walmart pharmacy to pick up a prescription and the wait turned out to be incredibly long. To pass the time Joey and I made faces and took pictures with the camera.
One of Joey's most favorite things to do is play the drums. Joe and I were downstairs working on a project and the kids were playing upstairs. I heard a lot of banging around in the kitchen and went up and discovered that they had built their own drumset!
On December 4th we had our first measurable snow so we all got our snow gear on and went outside to clear the driveway and sidewalk. Here is a picture of the kids all bundled up to go outside. I didn't get any pictures of the snow, so you'll have to use your imagination. It was kind of nice to have snow on the ground because I'm always having a hard time keeping track of Joey outside, but now I am able to tell where he went because he leaves footprints! The kids made lots of snow angels and enjoyed making tracks in the snow. We tried to make a snow man but the snow just wasn't packing enough, so we made a snow mountain instead. Hopefully we can go sledding soon!
