ice storm

The weather this week has been awful. We haven't been able to go outside at all. It's been so cold, wet, and rainy. Last night we got a significant amount of ice and today it's melting. So even though it's not raining today, it's still incredibly wet because of the melting ice! Maybe there's better weather tomorrow, because we're going stir-crazy!

Clay's class was canceled this morning, so he and Noah took a little trip outside to see the ice. Don't you love that he has his pj's, rubber boots, and jacket, hat and gloves on??
This is what out backyard looked like this morning. No, it's not snow. Just yucky ice.
So then Clay left for work and I said what am I going to do with these boys all day, stuck inside for the 3rd day in a row?
Clay said, have a snack of peanut butter crackers under a tent in the living room and read books. Wow! What a great idea!

I made our snack of peanut butter crackers and...

... and we made a tent in the living room. Noah had a super time- mainly just jumping from chair to chair- but he enjoyed our reading time as well.

After lunch today Noah said, "I'm ready for my nap" and he went and climbed in the bed. He always requests that he listen to "PaPa" which is a CD that Bro. Curt made for him. Lately he's also asked to sleep with Papa's pillow. The Papa pillow is made out of one of my Papa's shirts. It's hard to explain to Noah that he has a Papa and that I had a Papa too. We watched a DVD of my Papa's life yesterday, so he's been very interested in him. I want Noah to grow up knowing about his great-grandparents because they are a rich part of our family history. Hopefully through pictures, stories, and possessions we can keep these memories alive for our kids.