Winter Wonderland

Just when we thought winter was almost over, we've gotten several days of snow.  Mead and Laine played with Mary one day, sledding, snow balling, and making snow angels.

Cole has enjoyed just walking around in the yard, checking everything out.

What fun!

New Shoes

If you haven't noticed lately, Cole is (finally) wearing some new shoes.  I had to secretly throw these in the trash after he refused to let me put anything else on his feet for almost a year - with church clothes, play clothes, and everything in between!  Seriously, he loved these shoes - and it shows!!  They served him well, but it was time to move on to a better (and bigger) pair.  I'll try and capture his new shoes in a picture soon - they're cute (and clean!)

I had to take a picture of them, since I didn't want to actually save them - they were too smelly and nasty.  Don't worry, I won't take pictures of all the shoes Cole wears as he grows up - they won't always be cute and small :-)  Welcome to the world of boys absolutely destroying their clothes, I guess!

Play-dough Creations

About twice a month I'm willing to get out the Play-Dough and all the utensils that go along with it.  (I have to be in just the right mood and not have recently mopped the floor - a job that almost inevitably follows an afternoon of Play-Dough!)

This most recent round of Play-Dough resulted in some very cute creations.  Laine made a two-scoop ice cream cone with colorful sprinkles.

Mead made some kind of a multi-layered snake family.

And Cole was probably more excited about playing with the utensils than the Play-Dough itself - a decision I did not mind at all!

This is how it's done

Not wanting to become bored with regular, old basketball, Cole has added a new element to his game...

shooting while jumping on the trampoline!  He's got some mad ball skills!!

Daddy/Daughter Fun Night

The girls' school had their first Daddy/Daughter Fun Night a few weeks ago.  They were excited to get all dressed up and even asked Daddy to wear a tie!  They looked great!

Cuteness

Something about Cole wearing a collared shirt makes him look so handsome!  I love it!!

Ice Skating

The past several years I've taken Laine ice skating one time each winter, just to expose her to something new (and because I like ice skating).  Laine wasn't interested in skating this year, but Mead was old enough to give it a try.  She wobbled a lot at first, but then she got her bearings and did well (with the help of the bucket).  If nothing else, she sure looked cute out there!