Visit from Nene and Papa - fun times and new paint!

We just enjoyed a weekend visit from Nene and Papa. The kids were so excited to see them! Jack just walked around saying, Nene. Papa. Many thanks to Papa for his expertise in painting! We finished the upstairs hallway and the dining room. I have been on a re-arranging and redecorating spree. Boy, do I wish money grew on trees!

Jack got a haircut

And he's so darn cute! And so is his sister, if she didn't have the d$*m paci in her mouth 24/7!

A beautiful sunny day and a balmy 30 degrees

So, the snow did end and today was a bright and sunny day.
Sun+snow-sunglasses=ouch on the eyes!

Thought I would post a couple more pictures of the snow, although I don't think they do justice to actually seeing how much we have! It is so much more impressive in person.

We came home from the gym this morning to a ladder on the front of our house. Our friendly neighbor graciously braved the dangers of the snowy roof to do some roof snow removal (we have a flat roof on the back of the house). His wife was less than thrilled with his kindness, understandibly (is that a word?)!!! Thanks, Joe! We really appreciate you!

The snow ended

I am not sure if I've seen this much snow at once before. Our first winter here was rather snowy, but I think this tops it.

Last night we were playing "Simon Says" with Addie. Dada was "Simon" and turned it into a Q&A sort of game by asking her all sorts of fun questions such as, "what has wheels," to which she responded, "our car," and "what color is the grass," to which she responded "green." My personal favorite was, "name a vegetable" to which she responded, "FRUIT SNACKS!!!" Fruit snacks are the gummy type of snacks that have about .01% of fruit in them so they pass them off as fruit snacks. Addie LOVES them, and apparently they are now a vegetable.

Ok... so it wasn't all hype.

Well... it seems that the forecasters were right this time and we have gotten the huge amount of snow they they predicted! It's STILL falling (almost 24 hours of falling snow). I think we must be close to 2 FEET by now... I will get the latest measurements and let you know. Pictures will come soon, too. Ruby is in heaven - she loves the snow and just hops around in it because it is so deep!

GET READY FOR SOME SNOW!!

Is it all media hype, or will we get the 2-3 FEET the forecasters are predicting... stay tuned!

Sledding

We didn't get out today, but we were out playing in the snow over the weekend. Not much happened today. Both kids are starting to get runny noses. Ugh. Addie is busy making her Valentine's for her school's party this week. I decided to *TRY* to be creative and let her make her own rendition of a Valentine (rather than buy a commercial-type one). So far, not so bad. I gave her stickers and glitter glue and cut out hearts, etc... I'll have to see if I can get a picture of the lot before they go into envelopes.

The snow...

So, we've only gotten about 16" of snow, but the latest reports from Oswego County are at about 7-11 feet of snow! Regardless... Ruby loves the snow, Addie loves the snow... and Jack is indifferent. If he doesn't have to figure out how to walk in it he's ok. We got some snow playtime yesterday because it wasn't as cold as it has been.

Mama and Dada got some adult time out tonight with our friends. Yummy dinner and a realization that we're all going through the same parenthood issues (just different versions!).

Weather depending, Nini and Papa will be making another trip to visit us this coming weekend. We're looking forward to that. Little does Papa know, we're going to paint the upstairs hallway when they're here!!!!!

"Are You My Mother?"

Addie LOVES this book and tonight I had the joy of listening and watching her read the entire book (obviously not word for word). I was so amazed at some of the small details that she remembers from page to page. I am going to try to capture it on video, something that I am sure I would treasure for years to come. I can't believe how quickly she's growing.

We have been trying to stay warm... SO cold here and the snow keeps coming. Areas just a tad to our north have been pummeled by snow, up to 5FT, yes, 5 FEET of snow. I can't imagine!

Uncle Quinn

...Quinn came on the coldest weekend of the year!!!! We enjoyed his quick visit. The kids were so excited to see him. Quinn got a little taste of babysitting for two active kiddos, too, while Kevin and I went to the gym in the morning. We got a little bit of tech support while he was here, too. Thanks for visiting - we hope to see you (and the Dog Lady) soon.

Hope everyone is enjoying the SuperBowl. We went to a party for the 1st quarter, then we came home to get the kiddos in bed. Addie almost won the 1st quarter poll.