Weekend Fun in the Snow...

Saturday, Ben and I went to a birthday party.  It was a little girl's party from his preschool.  They love to do fancy dress optional at parties here, so he went as a pirate.  ARGHHHH!

Allen bought a shovel and has really enjoyed shoveling the snow and keeping our walkways salted.

Sunday, we headed out for a little sledding or sledging depending on where you are from. It snowed all Sunday from about 8-5, not very hard but constant.

 

Heading down the hill...

 

They loved it!

Then Allen had a go...

He did end up sitting down

Not a great picture but I love the faces!

Then a little snowman making.

 

Nate was not interested in building a snowman.  He wanted to sled on the BIG hill!

So we switch from the bunny hill to the big hill.

 

 

Love these boys!  Life is so much fun!

 

Our neighborhood, beautiful!

 

Friday Fun in the Snow!

Friday morning it started to snow and by 9:15 when I dropped the boys at preschool, they had already decided to close early at 11:15.  Everything was perfect.  The temps were low and it started to come down in really fine snowflakes and grew heavier and bigger as the day went on.  Allen got off work at noon.  So, by the time we had lunch it was perfect to conditions to play in the back garden. 

This is a side note, but I feel like I have arrived as a mom in the snow!  My boys were warm and not crying because their hands or feet hurt by the time they came in!!  I know it is silly but last year it was miserable for them because their gloves got wet and then their hands were cold and they wouldn't keep their gloves on.  I bought water proof gloves at walmart while we were in the US but they are still too young for gloves.  So, mom sent me waterproof mittens.  Ben's work great!  Nate won't wear his for whatever reason (probably because he is 2!).  However, we had two sets of pretty thick mittens and he will double up and it keeps him warm! YEAH!


Ben found the lawn mower and then decided to pull his brother in the sled, or sledge if you are from here.

 

Working hard to pull his brother!

Nate LOVED it!

Love this man!  Can't believe we celebrate 10 years of marriage in May!

What is it like to jump on the trampoline with snow?!

They ate A LOT of snow!

 

 

 

 

 

Brother Love

Ben and Nate are at a really fun stage of playing and loving each other.  Ben usually comes up with the idea of what they are pretending and Nate goes along for the ride, whether it is a ride in the jeep (aka the red chair) or being super heros and saving daddy from the monster.  They are growing up so quickly and are so full of life and personality!
 

Nate is really enjoing the sit n spin right now.  He can get moving so quickly.  You do have to be careful but he will try and put it on some pretty crazy surfaces, ie the arm of the chair!  He has no fear!

 

 

Chipotle and Winter Wonderland

We woke up Sunday to Sunshine!!  Our church has a family service for the last service of the year.  Ben is doing great with family services, Nate lasts about 20 minutes and then it is just a rough last hour!  So, we decided to take advantage of the sunshine and head into London. 

Oh Sunshine!  How I love you and miss you!

Watching for the train to come.

The sun shines over chipotle as it should!  Oh, how yummy you are!! 

Then we headed to Hyde Park for the Winter Wonderland.  Ben and Nate HAD to ride the spiderman airplane!  Nate rode one ride and then decided he had had enough.  So, Ben got to ride several more. 

 

Riding the Santa Reindeer ride.  He loved it!  It blew out fake snow!  Wish I could have captured that childhood smile of pure delight.

As we were leaving Hyde Park, the boys both fell asleep!  Have I mentioned that I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE our stroller! 

 

So, we headed to the train station.  I got a hot chocolate and Allen got Krispy Kreme doughnuts and a coffee.

Then we sat on the train and played with the camera. 

 

 

 

We have lived in England for 20 months and I have to say that this was the first trip into London with the boys where I felt we did the public transport well.  We always end up carrying the stroller up or down stairs or walking really far.  Not this time!  I know it is silly but it felt like a success to me!  We rode the bus, underground and train, the boys of course LOVED it.  The ride on the train home was a little sketchy.  They were doing work on the lines and I am pretty sure we went up to Scotland to go south to our home but we had a great day!

We of course missed the D's who did this trip with us last year!