SNOW 2010!

Trudging through the deep snow in our very own backyard! So fun!

Licking the snow - he informed me that it tasted like "berries"... oh really?! Because he eats berries so often :)

Don't let these pictures fool you! This poor snowman didn't have a chance. He merely appeased his mom for the picture and then proceeded to fling his body into Mr. Snowman.

It's really coming down!

Caden had to view the snow from his exersaucer. He stayed home with Daddy on Thursday because he had an ear infection.

Our snow-covered house on Thursday. By Friday, all the bushes and sidewalks were completely covered!

Backwards "Snow Angel"... I was trying to teach him how to make a snow angel by telling him to 1. Lay down in the snow and 2. Flap your arms like a bird... Well, my literal two year old did just that. He layed face down in the snow and then stood up and flapped his arms like a bird. Pretty funny :)

Daddy (no gloves) I believe his exact words were, "Daddies don't get cold, so they don't need gloves."

Mommy and Colton getting ready to pelt the camera-weilding, non-glove-wearing Daddy!

Forgot to get a picture of Colton drinking his hot cocoa by the fire... He also found another way to warm his little soul by reading Mommy's Bible :) When I asked him what book that was, he said, "God's book!"

My handsome little Caden!

If you look really closely in the picture above you can see his 2 bottom teeth. He now has his 2 HUGE front teeth, 2 more side upper teeth and 2 more bottom teeth for a grand total of 8 teeth in ONE month! YIKES!!!

Our "little" linebacker!

He is really starting to enjoy his toys!

Snowy Day, Snowy Day, I love you!

What a bonus! We have a 3 day weekend because everything's cancelled tomorrow! I will post pictures tomorrow - but we had a blast playing in the snow... Colton would have stayed out there forever - the only way to get him inside was to entice him with some hot chocolate!

My visions of lovely snowmen vanished when Colton informed us he was a "mighty machine" whose job (apparently) was to knock down every attempt at a snowman that Mom tried. I finally gave up and just enjoyed tromping through the snow with him. His very favorite part was running full steam and flinging himself into the fluffy goodness! I even tried it a few times and it was remarkably soft. The sad thing is that I really didn't know how to make a snowman. I finally got the base rolled but it definitely did not look round.  Oh well - it looks like I may have more time to work on it tomorrow!

We haven't met a lot of our neighbors yet, and we may never meet them after our rather loud snow experience in the front yard :) I had to finally tell Colton he could not run in other people's front yards full of snow because it was their snow...

This morning when I took him outside to see the snow - he looked with wonder at the snow-covered driveway, turned to me and said, "Mommy, WHO did this?! Who covered it with snow?" Who DID this?!" So fun!

Oh, and he was quite willing to be bundled up - which is amazing since just a few short months ago - he would absolutely not put on a coat or jacket to save his life. He is also quite fond of his "glubs" as he calls them :)

Poor Caden had to watch all our fun from the front window as he is suffering from yet another ear infection - (3rd one in 2 months...yikes) poor baby! He has also gotten his two bottom teeth and is currently working on no less than 4 other teeth, including his top two, ALL at the same time! So rough! Can't wait to share pictures, but must go to sleep now.. My little chunk (now up to 22.8 lbs) has taken to waking up often during the night...Momma is tired!!!