Today feels like a whole week in one day. It started with work this morning. Then I got off at noon due to parent teacher conferences. The boys had a snow day with school being canceled, so we had to change our plans from a romantic lunch date that was originally planned with Shannon to a family day out and about. We started with lunch at BW’s. For the food…that’s the reason the boys picked it…not for the candy machines…
After lunch it was run a few errands then home to start work on our snowman before Patrick’s doctor appointment.
He was very brave getting his kindergarten shots! He started out unafraid, then got a little unsure. So Daddy held his hand.
No tears!
Our neighbors built an awesome full sized snowman and of course the boys wanted one. I have never been successful in the snowman department. But never one to want to disappoint my boys, I decided to give it a try. We’re very proud of what we ended up with, even if it’s not quite full sized. The neighbor boy Javion was quite innovative and helpful with adding arms and shape to our little guy.
Frosty. Complete with Lego eyes and buttons and a carrot nose.
Patrick is hoping he starts walking around tonight. 🙂
Now at this point, it had been a full day and you would think we would be done. I know I thought we were as building that little guy was quite hard! BUT the boys really wanted to hit the hill with the sled and I know the snow will melt soon, so we loaded up and headed out before dinner.
And with the nice covering of ice, man did they fly down that hill! You can’t hear it due to the wind (go ahead and just mute the sound), but they are screeching and laughing so hard with that first slide down.
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And I LOVE the joy on Patrick’s face here. They stayed for almost 45 minutes sledding along with neighbors and had a blast, which means I was happy, too. Plus, it wasn’t a rough lot for me to sit in the warm van just a few feet away while they sledded. 🙂
Then it was home for a few rounds of Uno and movie night with my boys. A very full day and I’m now exhausted. But so worth it.