Snow Day!

I'm going to mark this one down in the books, folks: December 20, 2012 was the first (and hopefully not the last Snow Day) for Topeka Public Schools.  Mitch didn't have to go into work until 10am, so we decided to let Cal open a gift from us. 

Cal was pretend sleeping on his blocks.

 

I'm backtracking now to stay on the Christmas present theme and to explain where the aforementioned blocks came from.  These next pictures are from the other night when we surprised Cal with his gifts from Grandma and Grandpa Walter!  We had to give them to him early because we may not have room to take them to and fro Larned for the actual holiday. 

 

Look at how happy he was when he saw the gifts under the tree!

 

 It didn't take long for him to break into his blocks and start stacking.

 

 "Hey Dad, can you hurry up?!  I want to play ball!"

Ok, back to the snow day.  Cal and I stayed nice and cozy inside until about 10am, at which point he realized that there was something different about the outdoors and he wanted to go investigate.  Luckily, a neighbor gave me some hand-me-down snow boots and they fit him perfectly!  It was bitterly cold out, but he had a great time chasing the dogs and crunching around in the snow. 

 

Here's our giggle box playing with his blocks:

 

What do you do with your nights when it gets dark by 5pm?  Break out anything and everything to keep your child entertained.

 

While we're enjoying the snow here in Kansas, our new niece, her parents, and Grandma are enjoying the warm weather in Costa Rica! Here are a few pics of beautiful Gabriela Sofia Pines.