Fourth Snow Day of the school year

Well we didn't bare the brunt of the storm, but we got another day off from school anyway.  I think Topeka ended up with another 4" of heavy, wet snow.....the kind that breaks branches. 

Exhibit A: 

 

While we didn't get too much snow, our friends in KC and Wichita got another 10" dumped on them.  Check this picture out from the country roads out in Larned!!  They also got slammed with bad weather and were out of school on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Monday!

The tractor that was clearing the roads got stuck, so another tractor came to its rescue.  God Bless John Deere.

 

Mitch is taking the Bar today and tomorrow and they were warned that the test would go on, no matter the weather.  For this reason, last night he checked into a hotel next to the testing site.  It turns out that probably wasn't necessary, but it's better to be safe than sorry!

Cal and I made cookies this morn, and although sprinkles usually don't go on peanut butter cookies, he demanded them.  This resulted in him eating only the sprinkles and leaving a sprinkle trail throughout the house, rivaling that of Hansel and Gretel.

 

I tried to entertain Cal the best I could, but he's in the stage where he doesn't want to play with anything or play by himself.  Instead he just runs around like the Tazmanian Devil, which is why we've decided that his middle initial stands for "Taz" on most days.  I froze colored water and I thought he'd love this activity, but he wanted to repeatedly open and close the garage door instead.

The aftermath of the frozen water looked like we'd rubbed a clown's face in the snow OR gutted a Jayhawk.  I don't care for either, so both sound like appealing options.

 

This is a short snippet of how cute he is jumping in the puddles.  He loves to splash, but don't most kids?  He's taken this new skill and generalized it to his bathtime, during which I hold his hand so he doesn't fall.   It makes for a slippery bathroom floor.

These pictures were actually taken this weekend.  Cal loves his snow boots and rarely wants to remove them. 

 

Being the amateur first time parents that we are, Mitch and I forgot to buy a sled for our son.  Failures.  We tried to use the top of a garbage can.  Another Failure.

No luck on the sledding, but we still had fun!

 

The falling snow was so beautiful today.   Very peaceful.  I tried to catch it on video, but the large falling flakes didn't show up the best.