BRRRRR! Grab your warmest jackets, mittens, hat, and face mask, because baby, we are in cold February! Good thing we get to leave the snow for some fun in the turquoise waters on the island of Turks and Caicos next week!!!! Good planning on our part, eh?!
Mid January got very, very cold. Like 17 degrees BELOW (with wind chill) cold! The schools around here all had a "snow day" so kids got to stay home due to the winds and visibility. Daddy Brad took a snow day too :) Due to the lake effect, we can have a warm day (meaning 40-50 degrees) and then a freezing 1-digit day the next! We frequently get patches of sun and blue skies amidst snow storms and windy conditions! Sometimes, looks can be deceiving when you are in a toasty 72 degree home looking out at the beautiful white wonderland glistening in the sun! But really, whats not to love? This is what January and February are supposed to be.... its Winter, people! I personally don't mind! We really have nowhere to be.... especially when it is snowing hard and poor visibility. Just another excuse for us to stay home, cuddle, play, and be lazy. (That includes Brad too, since he can essentially work from his lap top). We have lots of indoor activities, and 3 different levels to play on. And on the days we have music class or Taj's YMCA pre-preschool, we bundle up just enough to get into the car and drive over to another warm indoor destination. You only really feel like your face and fingers are going to fall off when you are walking or hanging out in the cold outside longer than 10+ minutes, ha!
Where's the lake? Its there.... its just frozen, covered with snow and fog!
our snow covered tree lined street
Icicles!! (view from Taj's bedroom)
This photo is priceless...... here is my little one wearing a sweater I WORE when I was little! Dug this up amongst my old dolls and toys, and I just had to wash it and put it on Taji! He loved it! This was my favorite sweater as a child, and my mom actually knit it!
When its a wintery, wintery day, what do we usually do? Let us show you........
Story time with Taj:
Taj reading one of his favorite Thomas books: "Thomas and the Monster under the Shed".
Oh, is story time a favorite in this house or what! We must read over an hour every day (divided into two different story times, one right before nap time and the other before bedtime.) Lately, Taj has been the designated reader. Instead of us reading to him, he loves to read to us and Jax. Since we go to the library every week, we check out plenty of books, and he memorizes these after we read them. Its incredible how much vocabulary he learns, and the best part is listening to him read it verbatim "Thomas snapped", and "said Gordon, pompously" He even acts out the stories, using sound effects!
Jumping in our Bounce House
The boys jumping in their bounce house (this video was taken the day after Christmas)
Karaoke Time!
Jax is our resident DJ :)
Play dates at Museums!
Buffalo Children's Museum, with Taj's buddy Addie.
And just when you have gotten used to looking at all the beautiful white snow, we all of a sudden get a random 60 degree day and the snow completely melts!
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