It snowed most of the day yesterday. We now have around 10 inches of snow on the ground. Schools were canceled yesterday and again today (Wednesday). Kenton is hoping to have school tomorrow because he has all his valentines ready to go. Keesha did not have to go to work yesterday, but today the library is going to open at Noon. The driveway has been shoveled but a couple of snowplows have gone by and blocked the end of our driveway, so I need to try and shovel some of that out of the way this morning. The kids are loving the snow. We spent about an hour out in in yesterday and they had a great time. Emery can't walk in it because it is too deep, so she mostly stays on the driveway and sidewalk that have been shoveled. We live on a cul-de-sac street that has a slight incline, so we did go sledding down the street a few times. Kenton really liked that!

Emy is not one to sit still. She's constantly in motion, even when she's tired. However, she was so exhausted from playing out in the snow this afternoon that after supper she crawled up on the couch beside me, snuggled up, and stayed there watching tv for nearly an hour. In all her 2 1/2 years (plus the time I was pregnant, when she kicked and rolled constantly!), I don't think I've seen her be still for that long. I really enjoyed the chance to snuggle. :) I guess the snow just physically wore her out. We have almost 12" on the ground and she's only about 29" tall, so just walking around was a lot of work for her. She had a great time outside, though, and didn't want to come in even after an hour.

Before she got up on the couch with me, she grabbed her hat, which was laying on the bench in the living room, and tried to put it on her head. When I laughed a little she said, "Mama, this is an inside hat." I agreed that it could be an inside hat and helped her put it on. And she wore it for quite a while.

Last Friday afternoon it started snowing and snowed through Saturday morning. We ended up with about 5 or 6 inches of snow. On Saturday, the kids and I bundled up and went out to play. Emery kept taking her gloves off, so we only stayed out about thirty minutes. The kids made some snow angels and then I pulled them around the yard on their sled. Kenton was disappointed that we were not able to make a snowman. You could make a good snowball but it would not pick up more snow when you tried to roll it to make it bigger. We still have most of that snow on the ground and it is currently snowing. We are expecting another 5 or 6 inches in the next 24 hours!





Yesterday, Kenton came into the kitchen and wanted me to come and see what he had made in his room. I was a little nervous, but grabbed the camera just in case it was a photo op. Sure enough when I got to his room, this is what I had found. He was very proud that he had worked the puzzle out of the frame.