Snow Days....yes, plural....more is better!

We've accomplished a lot during our two snow days.  More is better (or generally that is the case!) and apparently mother nature agrees with this sentiment, as Topeka got 10" of snow on Thursday.  At one point, the snow was coming down at a rate of 4"/hour!  Here are some pictures of how we've spent our days.

Thanks to Pinterest, I have made a few more activities to help Cal bide his hyperactive time.  The goal is to eventually match the ABC magnet letters with the letters on the alphabet board.  Until then, it's just a place to put an array of magnets and stickers.....and as of yesterday, crayon cave drawings. 

 

About 5 minutes later, we moved onto painting.  He really was into painting today and the paint ended up everywhere: face, table, chairs, wall splatters, and Ollie's head.

 

 

We took a snack break and then Cal found the portable DVD's hiding place and demanded to watch Mickey.  He was so content that I took the opportunity to scratch a to-do off of my list:  scrubbing the kitchen floor's grout.  It's an enviable job, I know.

 

This is a pic of our amazing neighbor, Lynn Lindsay.  (I hope you're ready for some alliteration.) Lynn is married to Linda.  The Lindsay's live across the street from this Lindsay and I love them and their helpful snow plow.  He comes over anytime it snows and plows our driveway and the sidewalks!!!

 

We ventured out into the great white outdoors after his nap.  Cal liked walking through the deep snow but after about 20 minutes, he preferred to stay on the cleared sidewalk.

 

 

Why not?  Let's eat!

Ollie's never been one to be outdone in the eating department.  She figured if Cal was eating it, she needed to chow down, too.

 

 

This morning, per usual Cal behavior, he climbed up onto the bathroom vanity and did this:

I took Cal over to my friend's house so he could play with her kiddos.  Haley and I got to catch up with each other and the kids had a great time playing together!

Brody and Cal are 6 days apart and are both very ornery.

We came back home and as I was making lunch, I looked around the corner to find my little monkey standing on his chair.  This is not unusual, but it still makes me take a sharp breath of panic each time. 

 

Cal and I were about to go outside to play in the snow when we got a GREAT surprise!!!  Mitch crawled out of the darkness of the library to join us for the afternoon.  He has been so faithful to his studying schedule and we don't get to see him much lately, so we were really excited to play in the snow as a family. 

I guess the snowman didn't need a hat.

 

 

This poor snowman had a short existence. 

 

Cal gouged his eyes out.

 

Then Ollie ate his nose.

Then ol' Don amputated him.

 

 

Just to make sure that the snowman didn't rise from the snow pile, he proceeded to bite and scratch it until the body fell apart.  Goodbye Snowman of 2013....we enjoyed you for the 15 minutes you were standing upright.

 

Ollie was shivering and looking pathetic.  That poor, neglected dog...

 

To cap off our night, Cal performed his typical final routine.  Good night, everyone!