Snow Days and a Blue Sky Weekend!

A short and fun filled week for the kiddos!  School was also canceled on Monday, they celebrated Valentine's Day on Tuesday, Wednesday was the 100th Day of School party, and Friday was a half day!

Daddy stayed home on Monday so that Mommy could go to work :)


Happy Valentine's Day!!
The kiddos with their musical Valentine's cards :)


Ayson received a real Valentine card from a girl in his class, Teagan.  If you remember, Ayson stood up for Teagan earlier this school year (Teagan had written Ayson a thank you card "for standing up for me").  Too cute!


Addie's art work:


Shaving cream snow


Spring flowers!


Thursday:
Ayson controlling his robot arm to shake Daddy's finger.


Then Ayson moved on to placing an object into the barbie doll car.


Friday:
Addie wanted to send Ms Linda a picture and tell Ms Linda that she missed her and loved her :)



On Saturday, Grandpa Chuck came over for a visit and we sat out on the back porch watching the kids play as the temps were in the 50s!

Crazy boys!  Daddy told Ayson that he would give Ayson $5 IF Ayson ran all the way around the yard and house... barefoot and he had to run in snow.  Of course Ayson did it.  He did take a small break on the wooden swing and the front porch :)


Victory!


Addie showing off her static hairdo.


Saturday morning Daddy and Mommy took turns cross country skiing around the orchard.  By that afternoon, we lost most of our snow!


First chiminea and outdoor smores for 2017!


After setting three marshmallows on fire, Ayson finally roasted a perfectly golden marshmallow.! Great job, Big Guy!


Addie is OUT!


Grandpa helped Daddy stack wood on Sunday. Thanks, Grandpa!
Then the kiddos got out the metal detector and wanted to look for treasure!


We went to Labrador Unique Area on Sunday afternoon in search of snow!  Labrador did not disappoint!!




Ayson pushing Addie's buttons by standing in front of her.  Addie got really upset and would not smile for a family photo...so Daddy put her down:)





The sky was a pretty blue with no clouds and temps in the 50s!


Mommy liked the defined line of the mountain and contrasting colors of snow and blue sky.


A^4 had Monday off for Presidents' Day, so after breakfast we headed to Highland Forest for a walk and sledding. Highland is only ~15 miles east of Labrador but by Monday, the remaining snow had turned to ice...so no sledding.


Pretty view from a foot bridge.


At one point while Mommy was waiting for Addie (she was crawling along an icy section), Mommy looked up in the trees and noticed an owl watching them!  When Mommy first spotted the owl, all she saw was a head looking upside down at her and Addie. Picture the owl sitting on the branch and looking the opposite direction (of Mommy and Addie).  The owl then bent forward and down so that its head was under the branch and looking in our direction.


A close up of the barred owl.  Awesome!