8 or 1?

One thermometer says 1 (yes, that is just one) degree and another 8 degrees. I'm afraid to go outside, but I'm choosing not to believe either. It's got to be at least 10 right? Double digits makes me feel better. Just a little.

Tomorrow it's supposed to hit 26 degrees by 10 am. We may be able to go to my doctor appointment. If we wear five coats.

See you in March

The boys and I have left the house for the last time until probably about March (although I may have to go to the hospital in mid February...). The temperature has actually dropped to 16 degrees.

I don't like cold. I don't like snow. I don't like driving. The combination of these three is enough to send me into a nervous breakdown. We did, however, arrive at tumbling safely. To the very back edge of the parking lot where we had a five minute walk to the building. I'm not kidding. And home safely. Where we will now stay drinking hot chocolate, sitting in front of our non lit fire place, and smelling our Christmas tree. Curled up in a blanket reading books.

If you'd like to see us you know where to find us.

Snowing

And currently 17 degrees...which probably means it should be icing right??

Need I say more?

Nap Time Activities

Off to watch this while I finish Matthias' 2-year old quilt. His days at age one are numbered and I still have to hand stitch the binding along the back... (picture forthcoming)

Snowman Family

Colorado got a decent snow while we were away for Thanksgiving. Fortunately it was still here Monday morning so the boys and I made a snow family. Most of the snow is melted now and our snowpeople were gone by about noon yesterday. (Notice the baby has a binkie...Matthias was highly amused and obsessed with this.)

We also got to make snow angels and have a snow ball fight. All things Matthias has never done and James only did as a brand new one year old. Next big snow they both need to enjoy some sledding. Something neither have tried yet.



We had a ton of fun!

Aunt Kristi

This is my cute little brother and my first niece!! It's super exciting to be an aunt! And I get to meet her in just three days!! The boys are delighted to have a cousin and yesterday Matthias was walking around the house all morning saying, "baby cousin, baby cousin." She was born Tuesday November 18 at 1 am-ish. And I think she's really cute. And I don't think newborns are cute as a general rule. Can't wait to hold her!

Stephanie Dawn with her amazing mommy!

Boil and Bubble

Part of our Halloween week included some dry ice fun. We had some left over from transporting the deer from Monticello to Denver.

Here are the boys with their witches' brew. They thought it was great fun.