Snow! Ice and snow and more ice and snow! We've had three straight days of ice and snow and temperatures under 30 degrees, so no school, no work and no going anywhere in general. The boys have been troopers though, I really thought we would drive each other nuts being holed up. And there have been a few moments... but over all it has really been a nice little snuggle fest.
The boys had an excellent time in the snow though. On Friday, I had a conference call and Adam thought he might have to drive to work, so the boys went to school for a few hours. Aden had just enough time to show off his medal at show and tell.
As soon as we picked them up though, it was straight into the snow we went.
Ethan actually liked the snow this year, unlike last year.
The boys attempted to make a snowman, but this was not the sticking kind of snow. We even tried mashing it into a bucket first, and that did work a little (but was no match for Ethan's swinging arms... he couldn't stand it, he had to push it all over.)
It didn't actually feel very cold being out in the snow, but we aren't prepared with boots and such, so the real concern was all this snow soaking into the boys' clothes and getting them sick. So we went back in and warmed up with dry clothes and hot chocolate (with whipped cream!).
Later that night after baths, the boys enjoyed Scooby Doo movie time in bed. Ethan has discovered that he likes Scooby Doo and Little Einsteins. This is the first time he'll actually sit and watch TV at all. Usually he acts like he doesn't even see the TV, which has been fine with us. He's much more into toys and balls and stuffed fuzzies.
Aden surprised us at dinner by announcing that he can read. Of course we had to see this in person, so I pulled out a little first reader and sure enough, that kid read it! It's like all of a sudden, one day he is sounding out what letter things start with and the next day he's reading a book! I can't get over how much the mind of a child can hold. And I'm SO proud of my little reader!
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