So it started snowing this past Friday afternoon and didn't stop until Saturday night around 10:00. By the time it was over we had close to 30 inches on the ground! And according to the news we have 10-16 more inches headed our way today and tomorrow. At this rate I'm pretty sure we'll be snowed in until Spring! Hopefully they'll have the roads cleared come babytime. I know women do it a lot these days - but homebirth *really* is just not my thing. I need a hospital bed. And nurses to take care of me. And drugs. Good ones.
So when I asked Jack on Saturday if he wanted to go out and play he took one look out the window at the blizzardish (is that a word?) conditions and asked "Is it going to snow tomorrow?". "Nope!" I answered. "Well Mommy I think we should wait until tomorrow then because it looks very cold out there. I will freeze my heiney off.". Music to my ears. No way was I going to let him freeze his adorable little heiney off. How smart is my boy? SO smart. And how happy was I not to have to venture outside in that mess? SO happy. Our day was eventful none the less.
First Jack ate some breakfast and we played some Zingo whilst MGif cleared the driveway of 20some inches of snow. I did make breakfast for Mike before sending him out to deal with Snowapolooza. I did not take pictures - but believe me it was delicious.
After breakfast - we bake!
Chocolate chip cookies - Jack's favorite!
MGif finished plowing SNOtorious B.I.G and the boys settled in for a movie - Monsters vs. Aliens!
The movie got a little scary and Jack was all "Daddy HOLD MY EARS!". He always holds his ears at scary parts. Way less scary when you can't hear what is going on.
We woke up Sunday morning to sun. Snowpocalypse here we come! How cute is he in his snow clothes??
Jack "helped" his daddy do some more plowing ..
And by "helped" I mean he went behind Mike pushing snow back onto the sidewalk..
Mike then "helped" Jack off the sidewalk ...
Jack retreated to his snow fort. He likes to duck behind the wall of snow and peg me with snowballs. Isn't that sweet?
On Monday Michael Michael gave Mima an idea which Mima then gave to me. I could tell you about it, but why not simply show you about it?
Snowpainting! That's just food coloring in water mixed in a spray bottle.
Jack's masterpiece ...
He also painted some icicles ..
My masterpiece ...
and ...
and ...
I did the face. Jack took one look at it, grabbed the red, added that business underneath the mouth and said "LOOK it's Michael Michael!". I totally see the resemblance. In case you're wondering, the red Jack added is supposed to be Michael Michael's beard.
Off to batten down the hatches in preparation for Snowmageddon part deux. Boo hiss. In the immortal words of Jimmy Buffet, I gotta go where it's warm!
Jack says see ya, suckers!
