Wednesday, February 2 was a Snow Day for all of the schools in the area, so I decided to be a fun homeschool mom and gave my kids a snow day too. They had a lot of fun making tunnels and a fort in the snow with Daddy. We also had fun playing some games and reading inside.

Snow Ice Cream!!

We woke up to the most snow I think I've ever seen!! So, what to do with all that snow? Make some into snow ice cream! My boys had no desire to help make it, but my girls were ready to help! So, we started with a gallon of fresh, clean snow; mixed in a cup of sugar and a tablespoon of vanilla. Then, we stirred in 2 cups of milk. It was very good. The cold felt especially good on my sore throat!

Papa's Girl

I'm not sure how it started, but every time we are at my parents house, Snickerdoodle goes to find nail polish and asks Papa to paint her nails. Sometimes he does toes, other times fingers, and on really special days he does both. What an awesome grandpa, right?

My Karate Chopper is 9!!

Just over a week ago, Levi turned nine years old. He wanted a "Sports Birthday", so I made a baseball cake and a bat cake. I thought they turned out great, and tasted good too. We just had a small party, with family and the Foster family (who is pretty much family anyway!).

One of Karate Chopper's favorite gifts was the bb gun from Uncle Adam and Aunt Sephy (and Issy and Leo). He had a lot of fun shooting it at Papa and Nana's house over the weekend.

In some ways, it seems like just yesterday that I was walking the mall, trying to get labor going to give birth before the New Year. Obviously, that did not work! So much of the first months with 2 children is just a blur! I remember thinking that I would never be able to leave the house with 2 children. (Ha! Now it is such a treat to go somewhere with "only" 2!)

I am so thrilled with the boy Levi has become. He is kind and thoughtful of others. He has a real desire to read the Bible daily, and to learn from it. I am proud to be his mom. I look forward to the next 9 years of watching him grow into a young man.