Winter Weekend

It was just one of those weekends. Nothing too exciting happening. It was too cold and wet to go outside and with the flu going around, I wasn't too excited about playing at a mall. There is something about the weekends at home which make for some pretty fun memories though.

Laura got a Lemonade Stand for Christmas from Aunt Leigh and Uncle Louis Daschler. There's nothing like selling lemonade in the dead of winter.

Laura not only sells lemonade, she also performs tricks.

Don't be fooled. This activity lasted approximately, two minutes.

Sam's 1 year photo. I can almost feel his soft cheeks in this picture.

The Alphabet

We've decided it time to start working on the alphabet with Miss Laura. Each night after Sam goes to bed Laura and I do some sort of letter activity. For example, reading an anchor book, painting letters, hunting for letters, etc. Since Laura's name starts with a L that's where I decided to started. Tonight was our letter hunt day and she seemed to really get it. An hour after she went to bed, she called me up to her room. Laura exclaimed, "I found a lower case l!" Sure enough, love me is embroidered on her blankie. If she can identify the letter in the dark, I think she's got that one mastered. I'm so proud!

Winter Wonderland

We had an great Christmas break. The white Christmas was a real hit and the kids loved going sledding A.K.A pulling the kids in sleds while Laura yelled "Mush". Whatever keeps the kids happy, right?

Now this is what sledding is all about!

WEEEE!

Despite the freezing temperatures, I melt when I see these faces.

Mush!

Poor Sam learns about face plants.

                                      

Sam's ready for a nap.