Sledding

Today we went sledding with our friends.  I tried snowboarding (with a sled!) and got farther  down than any of the adults on my first try.  I tried one more time and was better.  On my third time I got all the way down! Teagan tried it but she only got halfway down.  My Dad tried it but he wiped out after about three feet.  My friend Owyn's Mom Tracy went down a lot but the same distance every time.  She did some really spectacular crashes.  One time I was speeding down toward's my friends CJ and Connor and Connor was standing with his back to me talking to CJ.  I couldn't stop and the front of my sled hit Connor's ankles, he fell backwards on top of me and my sled, and then we hit CJ's sled and flipped up on top of CJ!  It was fun!

Braeden

In the interest of fairness, I need to point out that Jeff did a great job sled surfing--much better than Braeden portrayed.  My camera battery gave up before the sled surfing started--I think the grown ups were glad to hear that!

Snowstorm

Braeden and Teagan going out to play.  The storm door made marks in the snow as it opened onto the freshly fallen snow.  And we step up into our doorway!

Braeden measuring the snow with his twelve in ruler.

Jeff's car covered in snow.  Our Jeff made chairs with snow and then with kids.

The side of the house shows how much wind there must have been to get the vertical surface coated so well!

Playing in the snow with Teagan can be dangerous for Braeden, Teagan tries to aim away from him, but her aim is as good as her mother's!

Originally we were to get 2- 3 inches of snow yesterday and last night.  We have closer to 12 inches!  I will say that it is odd for the weather forecasters to get it so wrong, but things shifted just a bit and the Cape and Islands got snow all day yesterday.  We are all enjoying a snow day.  We have all already been out and the kids are waiting for the snow to become a bit stickier before continuing their snowman building project.  There was a great deal of wind driven snow as you can see from the picture of the side of our house.

Snow! Snow! Snow!

Unexpectedly we are getting quite the snow storm.  The original prediction we heard was a possibility of a little snow Sunday night with some ocean effect snow off and on during the day.  It started snowing at about 11:00 this morning and has not stopped yet.  There have been heavier times and lighter times, but it continues to come down.  The winds are expected to start picking up later this evening.  I am glad I do not need to go out tonight!

Teagan has big plans for when she grows up.  She has already decided that she will be different things on different days - here is her planned schedule:

Monday - play with my dog

Tuesday - be a fashion girl

Wednesday - be a nail painter

Thursday - eat candy all day

Friday - help work at the candy shop

Saturday - be a singer

Sunday - sleep

At least she has playing with her dog and sleeping scheduled in!  I particularly like Thursdays :)

Yoga

Teagan's gift ot Cheryl was a box of yoga cards, each one with a different pose.  Teagan's idea was that she would choose them and we would both do the pose.  Cheryl's gift to Teagan is that she is game enough to do it!  Although she did say that Teagan was not invited to participate in her morning yoga session.

Birthday

Today is Cheryl's birthday.  We celebrated with delicious salmon, potatoes, and spinach cooked by Jeff on Monday night and capped that off with a yummy chocolate cake.

Today Cheryl got to open some family presents.  In the spirit of being good to herself for her birthday, she didn't have cake a second time :)

Valentines!

Teagan has been asking everyday to make valentines.  So over the weekend, we set up shop and did that.  She makes a valentine for everyone in her class (44 students) as well as family, so just writing her name on all of them is a huge undertaking!  Braeden only has 14 students in his class so the name writing is easier, but his valentines can be fairly elaborate!  

We used glitter glue and different kinds of paper (including pictures from magazines cut out before we took them to recycling) to make collages.  Somehow I got talked into "just a little" extra glitter.  As you can se, the paper is not even visible on some cards and I recommend opening any mail you get from this address around Valentine's Day over a large piece of paper or a trash can!  A great time was had by all.