Taking the Scenic Route

The snow boots arrived today in the mail and we promptly put them and the bilibos (which have turned into the most useful, versatile hits ever) to good use.

Fun was had by all.  (even me, who had no boots, but still loved watching my family playing.)

Zach, Zane and Mickey playing a game.  Mickey was player #3 with a working control.  Zane “helped” Mickey play by putting his hand over Mickey’s hand and moving the joystick for him, while controlling his own with the other hand.  Notice how carefully he made a seat for him so he would be comfortable. 

Cleaning up the snow this morning.  Zora helped out her daddy.

6 pairs of pants

5 shirts

1 fleece hoodie

4 mittens

2 coats

2 hats

1 scarf thingy

4 ziploc freezer bags

duct tape

4 pairs of socks

2 pairs of shoes

20 minutes to get ready.

5 minutes outside

strip off the layers and enjoy some hot popcorn.

now the kids are content to just stand at the window and look out instead of begging to go outside.

peace on earth.

This morning, when Zach took Zane to his swimming lesson, he was dressed in shorts.  It was 73 degrees F.  Balmy for a Kansas November.  When Zach left for his interview (which went well, but we won’t hear back until at least the end of the month) there was a package on our doorstep.  I knew I hadn’t ordered anything and was quite confused, and then excited when I saw my name on it (meaning it wasn’t a misdelivery).

I brought the package inside and discovered the winter coat for Zora.  Now I have bid on at least 200 coats on ebay in hopes of getting a nice coat and had no luck.  I was starting to get a bit nervous about it.  Winters here can get really, really cold and with a less than reliable car, a really good coat is very neccesary for safety reasons.  Not only was it the perfect coat (my “dream coat” for her), but there was also a matching hat and mittens!  WOW!  Thank you my dear friend.  It meant a LOT to me!

Zora loved it too.  She immediately donned the hat (and she doesn’t generally like hats a lot) and wanted to wear it.  It was too hot to keep the coat on her, but I let her wear the hat around and put on the mittens for a short bit. 

A few hours later, she was back to playing with her new hat and mittens, singing as she took the gloves on and off.

Such a joy!

This evening a cold front came through.  It is now 43 degrees.  That is the expected high for at least the next week, with the lows in the 20s.  Talk about incredible timing.  Couldn’t have been better.  When Zach ran to the store tonight, we were excited to give the coat it’s first test run.  It is cute as a button on her, fits, but plenty of growing room.  I am so happy!