Bike riding

Today was a gorgeous day. Katie said she wanted to stay inside all day but she didn't have a choice. As soon as I got home from work I dragged her outside. Once outside we had a grand old time. She played on her swing set in the back yard, washed my car, walked to Wawa for some ice cream and even rode her tricycle.
What a great day.

SNOW

All day Monday Katie said she wanted to stay inside. It was pretty cold and windy so I was OK with that. Well she decided at 5:30 that she wanted to go out and play in the snow. The sun was starting to set so I quick bundled her out for a few minutes outside.

Bill spent about a total of 2 1/2 hours outside removing snow from our driveway and some of the neighbors also. Here you can get a little idea of how deep the snow is.

She had fun walking in the snow - didn't mind walking two steps and falling. It was deep and difficult to walk in. She had her shovel and basket - she was all set.

Backyard playground

Ha d a little over a foot of snow on Monday. Everything looked pretty. Jibe had a little bit of a tough time with it. i don't know why she had to traverse the whole back yard though.

Pirate Smowman

Katie has this great story about snowmen. One of the pictures in the book is of a snow pirate. She has been talking about building one for months. We had a few failed attempts this season, but we gave it one more try. It wasn't the prettiest but its a pirate.

ARRRRRRRR!!!

Maybe next year we'll make a better one. We need to get/make a really good patch and a sturdier hat. I will be on the look out this halloween season.

Sledding

We woke up Sunday morning to a surprise - snow ( Little did I know that monday morning we would wake up to a blizzard) Well we bundled the kid up and headed for one of the "hills" in Howell. We each took a turn carrying the sled up the hill. Bill came down with her and so did I. I actually thought she would want to spend more time sledding but I think she was anxious to build her snow man.

Cabin fever

So here we are - stuck inside because of the snow ( and Katie had a little cold ) with nothing to do. Katie decided to take apart her alphabet mat - every little piece.
So we built a tower.

And then knocked it down

What fun

Dominoes

We had some free time at home this weekend. I built a small dominoes course. Took a few attempts before I could get all the pieces up before it fell down.