Forts, Toilet Paper and Smores

It's funny how many "wise" things you say before you have children.  Like, "I will NEVER use the TV as a babysitter" or "I can't believe she is just letting that kid throw a fit in the middle of the store; I'd put a stop to that immediately".  Oh, how you eat your words.  We have just spent the last two weeks snowed in at home and daddy has been off of work for most of it with us because his Ford Taurus work car wasn't exactly equipped to handle the ruts we had in the roads.  I have let my child watch more TV than he probably should have and there have been quite a few tantrums, both the kids and the parents:)  How do you pass the time when you're trapped snowed in a house with two young boys and a husband who feels like he is in prison if he can't get outside each day?  Well, it's not easy.  We almost pulled our hair out on quite a few occasions, but we made it through and we are officially back to normal.  Thank the good Lord!  Here are a few pictures of what we did to keep those boys happy:

  Miller helped Daddy work from home:

We built them a huge fort in the living room:

This would be another example of me eating my words.  "I would NEVER let me baby out of my sight...especially after they are mobile!"  Yea......so I turned my back and when i looked back, my speedy crawler was nowhere to be found.  I finally found him like this:

We also spent a little time watching the ice cycles growing on our back porch:

We built a snowman:

I got out one day and bought them matching pyjamas at Carters.  Yes, I know I swore I would never dress them alike, but look how cute they look!  Can you blame me?!?!

Miller has discovered that he LOVES to feed himself.  He had just finished some carrots and wanted to show mama all his teeth!

Finally, we baked smores in the fireplace.  Aiden thought this was the coolest treat he has ever had!

Delicious!



We also lost Scott's grandma, Leona Rainer, last Saturday but I will post more about that next time.  She was quite a lady and we will miss her greatly.  There were times that I thought it was never going to end, but we made the most of it and tried to have as much fun as we could.  I have to say, I am extremely giddy about the temperatures for this week!  This snow can't get out of here fast enough, but it was fun while it lasted.

much love,

Gina