Before Karl gets a chance to correct me, I'll admit it myself: Winter is not my favorite season! Not at all. But that doesn't mean that I can't love certain aspects of it. And some days are just wonderful. Like today. A little swim in the morning, breakfast with the family, some skate skiing by myself, more cross-country skiing with the family. The boys are growing up and it's been a lot of fun! So far cross-country skiing hasn't worked out too well because they just hadn't gotten into it but today was different. Granted, they would still prefer to go downhill skiing but they did ski a nice little loop before finding a hill to ski up and down repeatedly.
Here are some of our favorite activities (that I happened to take pictures of) so far this winter:
Just as winter got started, Noah had his first soccer tournament down in the Valley, which meant we got to escape the cold for a couple of days and hang out in the sun watching and cheering for many hours.
Noah was in heaven, of course.
Max did much better than expected. He watched some, ate snacks, and played with all the other siblings. I think he actually had a really good time. The warm temperatures certainly helped! It was very nice to stay at our friends' house again and hang out with them for a bit. My highlight was a bike ride in shorts over to Bartlett Lakes. Kinda lonely but better than the trainer!
Hiking in the cold without any snow isn't our favorite but it will do until the white fluffy stuff shows up!
This is how the boys stay entertained when it's dark and cold outside. They like to jump from the table onto the couch.
... which is fine by me. We happen to not have any you-aren't-allowed-to-stand-on-the-table or no-jumping-on-the-couch rules. Maybe some day when we actually have decent furniture we will but by then the kids will most likely be too old for such shenanigans.
The only rule in place is: If you get hurt, you can't whine or complain. This was your choice!
The kids are still riding to school. They like it and get excited about dressing in such a way that absolutely no piece of skin sticks out.
Finally: Snow!
(our apartment building)
The first day it really snowed, they cancelled school and the boys got to play in the snow all day! By the time I got back from the gym in the morning, they had already been outside for quite a while. Thanks to Papa!
Making a snow fort and our own sledding hill right next to the house.
We have been lucky to have quite some snow so far this year but we are certainly ready for more!
Let it snow!!!
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