Wordless Wednesday

Running on the river with friends makes the frigid temps feel warmer!

Beautiful snowy run as the sun set.

The kids said they were doing hamster school and I came in to see this.

Can we fit anyone else in this bed?

Carter and Elise doing Craft Club with Oma and Opa.

Playing at the creek.

The ice was thick enough to walk on.

Mixing things and looking at them in the microscope.

He made it almost 3 miles.

We saw this cute snow kitty someone made!

Mixing things and looking at them in the microscope.

Carter made a snowman in 50* weather!

Elise asked for 2 ponytails. She almost never wants me to anything with her hair.

She put on a bunch of St. Patrick's Day stuff on from our dress up bin.

Elise used her money to get a penguin walk-a-pet. She named it Pinguino Dave.

Bingo de invierno. I was super impressed by how well Elise did!

Wordless Wednesday

Feels like 10* and my kids were outside playing with the ice!

Tesla was feeling very snuggly and needy!

Carter wanted to sit in my lap to read.

We were all in the kitchen and then I turned around and Elise was gone. I found here in the living room.

She fell asleep while I was in the shower.

My snuggle bug!

Snuggle and reading time!

Elise reading with Puppy.

The kids got a little 24 hour tummy bug and brought sleeping bags in to relax on the couch.

Carter set up a craft club and came up with an idea for a craft to make. He called to invite Oma and Opa and told them what materials they would need for it just like his art teacher does. It was so cute!

Craft club!

Lil Cutie helping me model my new Valentine's Day nails.

We were stir crazy and decided to get out for a walk. It was pretty icy!

Carter helping Elise with her Raz-Kids.

Carter's art work from art class.

Carter was desperate to sled so he tried to sled on the tiny bit of snow we got.

Tesla helping Elise with her PE class.

Carter was on a Zoom with his friends and let Elise join in.

Icy conditions at the paved running trails.

Elise wanted to get a picture of her special waffle.

Snowy run in the coldest weather I'd ever run in, 5* and feels like -13*.

Walking to go sledding in sub-0 feels like temps!

Snow drift while walking to sled.

Ty made special Valentine's Day cookies for us.

Cherry pie cookies Ty made for us.

Ty made the kids wooden hearts for Valentine's Day.

Hugs on Valentine's Day!

The amount of snow we got initially.

The kids blowing bubbles to watch them freeze.

Playing outside in insanely cold temps. Feels like -20*!

Elise wanted to make doughnuts for the hamsters for Valentine's Day.

Paved trails plowed on my run, I was so pleased after the 2 mile trek there in deep and terrible snow!

My tracks while running through some of the snow.

Stepped in a snow drift and got a picture for the kids.

The coldest weather I'd ever run in (hopefully this record stays), -2* feels like -18*.

Took Tes on a short walk after my run.

Walking to go sledding again. The kids carried their own sleds for part of the way.

Elise's friend called her and invited her to a "princess party".

They all dressed up and Elise showed off her Elsa dress and boots.

No school so the kids wanted to sleep together.

We've been having a blast playing Don't Break the Ice.

We decided to leave the lights off to conserve electricity so I found the kids reading like this!

Walking to a hill by our house to sled.

Elise was too tired to walk back home so Carter pulled her in the sled for part of the way until he got tired and I took over.

Hot chocolate and tea party after sledding.

We thought it would be fun to keep the lights off and eat dinner by candle light.

So much time spent playing Legos!

Every day at lunch when Ty comes home, Carter sits with him, even if he's not hungry, and tells him stories.