Winter Weather

We’ve had practically no winter weather all winter. If you know me, you know I love Winter! I love snow, getting bundled up, layers, hot chocolate, everything! I was a little bummed when my birthday rolled around on Tuesday and the weather was unseasonably warm.

Here’s Gavin on my birthday last year.

Here he is this year….

That’s right, we went to the park. It was about 50 degrees on January 10th this year! What?!

Jon was out of town, so I took the boys to the park after school.

Now, here we are two days later. The temperature has dropped dramatically! aaaaaaaaaaaand, we have snow!! This morning I took the boys out (it was 16 degrees. Hi, I’m mother of the year) to play in the snow. Brock’s first time to play in snow :) We only stayed out for a few minutes. Just until I thought I saw their snot freezing and their cheeks got red.

Brock, at first, just kept circling my car. He was having a hard time walking and wasn’t too sure about the snow.

Gav is a snow lover! I felt bad taking them out when it was so cold, but I knew there was no keeping him away from it!

Chubbster

Yes, I’m the mom who takes a photo of her baby when they’ve fallen in the snow. He took a bit to get up again, but he was fine ;)

**Disclaimer: For the snow photos…. I went out with my camera and Tamron lens. Well, it had an error and was not usable. I had to use my 50 1.8 and it’s not the best lens anymore. It’s crapping out on me, so the snow photos are pretty blah.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

I’m a part of an all female message board. I got this idea from there and also Pinterest :) I showed Gavin what I wanted to do with the fake snow and he was so excited! There was no bribing, no fighting, nothing. He just sat where I asked and did what I wanted him to do. It was like he wasn’t my real kid! ;)

Here are the results:

First few blows and I realized we needed more snow….

Then it was perfect! <3

So perfect, I decided to add a hat :) Thank you Renee’s Crochet Shop and her FB

Then, he decided to get silly. So, I snapped away and got this <3

Can’t forget Brocky.

Note: Today, Brock had his scopes. He did great. No results yet…. Blog post coming soon ;)

Love!

Me with my boys

Then we decided to go for a walk…. but not before Gav kissed his wee bro after stealing his hat!

Beautiful weather for November!

Tools, coffee and shoes

 

Since we last met, I’ve been a very busy gal. Last Wednesday, after I posted, the boys and I went to Columbus for a few days. I had a newborn session with Mr. Nolan on Thursday morning. You can see those on my Facebook page if you want :) He was the perfect little model. He slept the entire time. I just wanted to snuggle with him. I miss those snuggly days.

Friday, the boys and I just hung out at Mom’s house, nothing exciting happened. I did get some cell photos, but I can’t share them. Why? Well, my phone is hanging out in a bowl of rice. It got wet somehow and it’s not working properly. Joy.

Saturday, I had a whole day of boudoir sessions with 4 great girlfriends. I am so blessed that my friends help me pursue this dream. I won’t share those photos though. They’re private. And… well… I haven’t processed them yet.

That evening, Brocky and I came home. Gav stayed with Gram for the night. It was a nice quiet ride home. I listened to Bart Millard’s Hymned Again. I took the time (without Gavin and Cars playing on the DVD) to sing loudly and chat with God.

Sunday, Brock and I went to Church while Jon went to Columbus with my dad. They came home with Gavin and all of Jon’s tools. Let me tell ya, Jon has been DYING to get these tools here. So, of course. I had to document their arrival.

Gavin was such a big help.

Monday, the boys and I had a pj day. Later in the day, I did manage to get them dressed… kinda. I got out Gav’s activity tray and let B have a snack in the living room. Gav helped share the snack.

This is how B likes to sit now… silly kid.

Did you notice his shirt in the last photo? I had coffee earlier in the day and it got cold. I had the cup sitting on the coffee table. B got it while I was in the kitchen. Oops. I had just gotten him dressed right before this, when he ate his snack. Clothing change again….

B’s 2nd outfit change ;) 18 months, I might add.

Tuesday, the boys and I went to a consignment sale. I got Gav a couple outfits and shirts and B got some new shoes! They’re Pediped brand and they fit him perfectly. I had a hard time finding shoes because his feet are so fat. I got 2 practically new pairs of shoes for less than half the price of one new pair. :) Score.

Speaking of new. Like my new do? :)

Bink addict :)

B is no longer army crawling. He’s a full-blown crawler! He’s as quick as a snake!

There are cell photos from Wednesday and Thursday… but as mentioned before, cell phone is unavailable right now.