More Snow Fun!

I know, I know. I just posted some snow pictures yesterday! But yesterday, we had the fun of visiting cousins! Jacob and Mckenzie were excited to play out in the snow and we had a ball! Andy and I love having them come visit. Mckenzie is such a great helper with the girls and she and I always have lots of fun activities to do together. Andy just gets excited because Jacob is interested in everything Uncle Andy has going on out here. Their parents got to go to the Colts playoff game and we got to have Jacob and Mckenzie stay overnight. Abigail and Hannah have been invited to spend the night at their house sometime, so Andy and I will have to make some plans!



Everyone bundled up (Hannah had planned to stay in but made a gametime decision to join us) and we headed out. In the first picture was the very popular, and likely very old, dog sled that our neighbor brought over. Andy is using it some in working with the horses, but it was a perfect vehicle for sledding. Hannah felt better in her snug little sled, so Andy just tied it to the back of the big sled. Nothing fancy, but it worked.



Here are Mckenzie and Abigail, being pulled by the four wheeler. For those who might question the safety of this, well. All I can say is that sledding hills are in short supply around here. So if you want to sled, either someone has to run and pull, or some motorized vehicle is involved. As long as you're fairly sensible about it, it's perfectly safe.

Here's Hannah in her small sled. I think next year she'll have to give this one up or her feet will be dragging along.

This is Andy at his happiest! I told you he loves this weather (crazy!) and he absolutely loved having everyone come out and play with him in the snow.

The horses were happy to have a visitor, they're always happy to have a visitor! Noses are always ready and waiting for a pat, rub or scratch.

Jacob ran and ran in the snow and then fell, acting exhausted. I think he was just looking for an excuse to roll around in the snow ;-) On a short break to warmup in the garage, Jacob told us that he'd like to start coming to our house every Saturday!

Without a doubt, the highlight of Jacob's day was the three wheeler he's riding in this picture (below). We've had it for a long time and the girls aren't big enough, or brave enough, to ride it yet. Andy is too big and so it had just been sitting. Plans to sell it were discussed but after seeing the fun Jacob had with it yesterday, I'd be surprised if Andy sells it anytime soon.

Eventually, everyone was cold. We took breaks warming up by the woodstove in the garage. The outdoor temperature was sixteen degrees and it was WINDY! It's always windy here though.

Hannah and Abigail spent equal time sledding, and snacking on peanuts in the garage. I never knew the fun and adventure of cracking open peanut shells.


And then there's me. Designated finger and toe warmer, kid bundler and supper fixer.

We spent the evening in the cozy, warm house. French braids had to be done so that Mckenzie could have wavy hair this morning. Chocolate chip cookies were fixed (thanks to Andy for my lovely KitchenAid mixer!!) and dough was sampled by the spoonful. Pillow pets were lined up for fun, the sit n' spin was rediscovered and everyone played house. We let the kids stay up to watch the first half of the Colts game and they all slept so well. Even though I don't love the winter, we had a fun cold weather day!