Snowed In

We've had out first snowstorm of the winter! Unlike last year, employers and employees everywhere were prepared to get home before it got bad so people's commute time didn't quadruple. By 1:30 we were all home with the grocery shopping behind us, and by 2:00 the snow had started falling. It was pajama day at day care (I had E there for a few hours so that I could take care of a few things) so little man didn't get out of his PJs all day!

This was the view from our door on our way to bed last night. It was really cold but it was so quiet and peaceful and we loved being warm and cozy inside with the lights on the tree.



We couldn't wait to get Ethan outside this morning! We did wait until 10 or so to let it warm up a little and it took me about 20 minutes to get him geared up, but we were out not too long after Steve started snow blowing. Ethan did think it was pretty cool but the wind really was cold. I need a scarf for him next time.



The snow in the front yard was a lot deeper than in the driveway and Ethan wasn't too sure what to make of that.



Then he thought maybe it would be fun to play in after all.



And then he decided that it was not fun at all and that I needed to pick him up and not put him down again. I was so disappointed! He refused to help me shovel or to let me pull him in his sled. He's too heavy for me to carry around very long so we pretty much just headed back inside.



Here's Steve in action with his big, bad, brand new snow blower.



After we got inside, took off all of our layers, and calmed down (there were lots of tears over the whole event), we decided to bake cookies. We picked out a chewy chocolate oatmeal recipe and he was a great helper as usual. The most fun part of cooking for him is opening the drawers and pulling out all kind of things. He found his medicine spoon and a starter spoon from way back.

Here's some video of him helping me put the cookies on the cookie sheets. He was very serious about it. I didn't let him see me throw all of his hard work away and start over...

He's now taking a much needed nap. He couldn't even stay awake for lunch. We're not sure if his apparent exhaustion caused the trauma or is a result of the trauma, but we're going to try to take him out again later. Wish us luck!!