We got a stay home day together last week when we woke up to 4 inches of snow outside. What a fun surprise! I took pictures all day long of our bonus day together, and hope it's not the only one this winter. I love teaching, but I love playing with K & T even more.
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| K loved these adorable pajamas she got for her b-day from Auntie Shelley. K told me she sleeps like a princess in her princess pajamas. |
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| A stay home day means we aren't in a rush to get anywhere. K & T love to watch TV snuggled up in our bed on these kinds of mornings. Peppa Pig is one of their favorite shows to watch. |
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| After a bit, we came downstairs to check out the snow. T just stared and stared. |
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| It was really beautiful and quiet. |
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| We had to look in all of the windows to see if the snow was everywhere! |
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| We watched this flock of birds fly around and around from our kitchen window. There were so many of them. |
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| The kids wanted to play a bit before breakfast, K grabbed her new mermaid wig first. Isn't she lovely? |
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| The dollhouse is a big hit with both kids. K calls it a dream house, even though it's Fisher Price. |
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| A few weeks ago the kids made these tiger feet at library storytime with Nana. T busted them out on this snow day. he started with two sliding around on the floor, and then told me he needed the other two, since tigers have four feet. |
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| Much better. |
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| The tiger is on the prowl. |
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| The kids wanted a quick breakfast of cereal bars, yogurt and fruit so they could get back to playing. |
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| T started off on the ipad, |
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| while K grabbed some dress up and watched Sesame Street. |
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| Then she and I played with Connect Four. We don't really play too often, she just likes to drop the checkers in and I get to mostly watch. |
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| Then T & I had a sword fight. |
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| He's calling me to come and get him. |
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| Then it was time to brave the cold and head out! We bundled up pretty well. |
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| If you asked T what his favorite thing to do in the snow, I would bet he would say shoveling. |
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| She's a pretty cute shoveler too. |
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| Busy, busy! |
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| Ooo, I just love this guy! |
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| Stopping for a quick snow snack. |
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| "Monkey see, monkey do, look T, I'm eating snow too!" |
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| I love this snow princess so much! (That look tells me I must of interrupted her snowy snack). |
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| Running through the snow |
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| is so much fun to do! |
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| Smile if you love snow! |
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| I showed these two how to make a snowball, and may have thrown one or two at them. |
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| Guess who figured how to chuck it right back? |
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| THIS GUY! |
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| K jumped in on the action as well. |
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| Ready.... |
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| Aim.... |
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| FIRE! |
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| But don't worry, she got him back. |
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| See? |
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| Our snowbunny |
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| Our snowbear |
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| Still snacking... |
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| We were braving the elements well, so we decided to take a little walk down the street. |
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| and had another snowball fight. When we got back, we felt frozen, so we decided to come in to thaw out. |
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| This little man loves to help. he spotted a few drops of water on the floor from our boots and ran for a towel to get them. He's wonderful! |
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| Warming up. |
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| Ooo, I just love days like this! |
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| K & T painted a bit while I got lunch ready. |
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| T wanted a hardboiled egg as part of his lunch, but insisted on peeling it himself. His nana taught him how to do this. |
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| After lunch K & T played for awhile and I got our next activity ready... |
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| A sinkful of snow! A friend of mine told me about this trick a couple of years ago. I'm so glad she did, it's been a great way to let them play in the snow, but not to freeze to death! |
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| And it makes the snow snacking so much easier to do. |
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| See? He made a snowcone. |
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| I think this is my favorite picture of the day. To me it shows the kids getting along, interested in what they are doing, and just how cute they are! |
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| Their paintings are dry. T's is the one with the blue lines, and K's is colored all over. Both great pieces. |
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| The mermaid asking me to go back out. |
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| So we did, just out for another taste of the cold stuff I'm sure. I had to throw all of our snow gear in the dryer to get it ready for Round 3! |
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| Cheese! |
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| and cheese again. |
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| I taught them how to make snow angels today. They acted like I was crazy when I told them to lay down. |
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| And they tried their best to wave their arms and legs, until |
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| K made a secret snowball and chucked it at me. |
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| The fight is on again! |
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| I think he's going to remember our snowball fights for a long time! (K is making more snow angels back there, she's alright). |
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| At the end of the day, after dinner, K & T chilled out before bathtime. K chose to play on the ipad, |
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| While T got cozy for a Jake & the Neverland Pirates. |
What a great, jam-packed bonus day! I love these days so much, and hope that K & T do too. I'm one lucky mommy.
