More Snow Days

Well, we're on our third snow day of 2017. (School was cancelled today because the roads were too difficult to navigate. Any more snow days and we'll have extra days tacked on in June, I think.) It snowed all yesterday and half of today for another 10-ish inches; it's hard to tell what's new with the wind drifts and past accumulations. The picture below is the wall from snowblowing the driveway; it's difficult to make out, but the peak easily comes above my waist. And this is after a couple days' of melt last week that made the streets into ice rinks. Oh boy. Finally a typical Idaho winter for us!

The snow was wet enough that we could actually make a decent snowman! 

And it warmed up into the 20s this past weekend, so I took the kids cross-country skiing at the city park again. Hadley is still pretty pokey, but they both do really well, pick themselves up when they fall, and don't give up.

I thought they might have fun on the playground in their snow stuff, so we took a break to goof around there. It was a bit surprising when we stepped off our skis and sank up to our knees in snow! They really do help to keep you above the snow.

When the temperatures dip too low to enjoy being outside, the kids have been enjoying their Christmas gifts, like circuits, marbles, and Star Wars.

So much sass! I can only imagine what she'll be like as a teenager.

The kids usually have a sleepover on the weekend. They look forward to it so much!

Owen has been playing indoor soccer again this winter. (He's on the right.) He enjoys it, seems to understand the game, and is able to anticipate where the ball will be instead of where it is. It's pretty fun to see him grow his skills in the game.

And of course, there's always lots of reading going on! Owen is reading chapter books without assistance (2nd/3rd grade level according to his teacher). And Hadley has been visiting the kindergarten class for 30 minutes a day to start reading. Love my readers!