Fall Into Winter

Nobody got the Indian Summer they were anticipating/hoping for. Straight into the rain and cold temperatures for us. We had a few halcyon days of warm sunshine in between the monsoon-like rain; in fact just enough to rot our pumpkins and trick our tulips into sprouting... We were very meticulous about removing the newly-fallen leaves off of our tender new sod- no mulchy grass-less spots for us! This was the first time we've ever had enough leaves in our yard to jump in and the kids took full advantage.











Little imps.



We went directly from Fall rain and mild temps straight into Winter snow- before Thanksgiving, people! Unheard of! At the first sign of snow flakes, the babies promptly performed their version of the snow dance which consisted of making snow angels on the kitchen floor.


It worked, apparently, because we got just enough snow and ice to cancel school for the day. I think everyone is hoping it will still be canceled tomorrow and give us all a nice long Thanksgiving holiday week, but I don't hold out much hope for that. The school superintendent is pretty stingy with the days off. At least, I always thought so when we'd get a dusting of snow and still have to go to school anyway. It's so traumatic when you're a kid...


Have I mentioned that I love our neighborhood?! So peaceful and beautiful... I love that I can actually see vast amounts of sky around our house- one advantage to a street full of one-level homes. It feels like something off of a Christmas card.


A gorgeous, if cold, winter night sky.


Sterling was completely enthralled with the ice that formed on top of Doug's gutter contraption pit. The water drained out overnight, leaving just a thin layer of ice suspended on the top of the hole, which he promptly broke, of course, and converted into a likely weapon.


This little guy wants to do EVERYTHING his big brother does, 'Baby do!'


Our little princess is a little smarter and opted to stay inside where it's warm. Puzzles are her specialty, she can put them together, all alone, in no time!


Hylton is utterly enamored of "choo choos." Everytime someone wants to watch a movie, he runs over and picks out a Thomas movie and insists we watch it, and this usually leads to tears and a time out because, of course, he is not the only little munchkin in the house with opinions. This is how I usually find him after a time out. Some punishment, huh? He looks completely contrite, no?




Barbie.com is another staple in our house- especially while cold out! Evie loves her Barbies and Disney Princesses! She is especially fond of the coloring pages that she then prints out and tapes to her wall.


I, unfortunately, contracted a cold and am going stir-crazy not leaving the house due to both the body cold and the outside cold. It leaves me no choice but to get crafty... *sigh* It's a tough job... I combined several modes of fabric flower making into one hair piece for Evie to wear with her holiday dress and have decided I just might steal it! (Not really, but I think it turned out so classy- and of course it's black, so I'm bound to covet it!)