Yes, more snow

Believe me, I'm sick of it too. The kids only went to school one day last week, and then today we got another few inches. The problem really is the ice. Snow starts melting in the sun, then quickly refreezes. I've nearly fallen a few times. Anyway, I'm over it. I'm so ready for spring!

At least the kids are enjoying themselves. Hopefully it will be back to school tomorrow. :)

Brr! It's cold here!

The kids finally went back to school today after being off almost a week. We did get our snowstorm on Monday evening. It ended up only being about 4-5 inches, but along with it came really cold temperatures. Thankfully it was warm enough on Tuesday to play in it.

It was a really dry snow, so no snowballs or snowmen. Things it was good for: snow angels and throwing it in the sunshine like Elsa. There was a lot of Frozen role playing going on. 

Now we are looking at more record breaking cold air coming in tonight. So chances of there being school tomorrow are looking slim. I'm a little bit jealous of all your fantastic pictures of sun and beach from the west coast. I'm ready for a little more warmth myself.

Valentine Fun

On Valentine's Day we finally had a day where everyone was healthy so we headed off to DC for an adventure.

We decided to check out the US Botanical Gardens. It was a nice reprieve from the cold to be inside surrounded by wonderful smelling flowers and plants. It was much larger than I expected and pretty interesting. We'll have to go back in the spring when they have more exhibits open.

After the walk through the gardens we went over to the Air & Space museum to check out a planetarium movie about deep space. We also walked through their area dedicated to aircraft carriers. It was a fun little outing for sure.

We rounded off our day by having pizza for lunch at Costco, taking a nice nap, going to dinner at Smashburger, and then heading home in time for the winter storm that came our way. The snow blew in with 30-50 mph winds and temperatures dropped to the negative teens. It was enough to even cancel Church on Sunday.

Today is President's Day, and we are just hanging out. We are preparing for another big storm. This one is supposed to drop 6-10 inches of snow on us. I guess this long weekend is likely to get even longer. Hopefully it won't be too cold to play in. I'm pretty much ready for spring.

Cold Winter Blues

We are still alive and well. I know it's been forever since I've posted anything. Honestly, we've just been stuck in the normal routine without really venturing out too much. With the exception of a couple nice days here and there, it's been really cold outside. Too cold to really do much besides stay in, build fires, and play games.

I did try to mix things up on a day off school and took the kids to a pump it up.  It was pretty similar to the one we had gone to in Oregon, except here they had a lot more rules. I was hoping for some relaxation time, but instead ended up managing my four year olds every move. I don't think we'll be back.

This week Neil started his very first swim lesson class. I was pretty worried about how he would do. I didn't think he'd stay with the teacher or follow any of the rules. He did have a hard time understanding that he needed to wait for the teacher before running into the water when we first got there, but otherwise it went really well. He loved it! I'm so glad that he actually participated and listened. He is really growing up. The second class went even better. 

Other than that it's just the same old thing for us. Work, school, think about houses, repeat. Hopefully soon we can get back to doing the fun things that we enjoy. Some nicer weather would help too.

The kids received packages in the mail from their Grandmas for Valentines. They were all thrilled with the goodies. (and can't wait to hit up the Dollar Tree with their crisp $1 bill)

Happy Valentine's Day!