Ice Day

For a week in February, shortly before the big move, we were stuck inside for a week due to ice & snow. We tried to make the most of it, but it proved a challenge for all three of us.

We started with some painting on Day 2, realizing this wasn't going to end anytime soon.

A view of our icy driveway. It was a thick coating and was unbelievable.

Back to painting! Matt's favorite thing to paint at the time was football games. He changed the players and the teams, but always managed to have 2 goalposts.

After bath, Matt was trying to hide from the camera!

I guess Jonathan convinced him not to hide for very long! This is one of my favorites!

Apparently I loaded my pics out of order, and being as it's a bit difficult to change the order of them, we'll go on with the progression of the football picture.

An attempt at a smile while showing me his "NFL" at the top.

More details!

Then one day we decided to follow through on an idea provided by a nonprofit group formed by a classmate of mine at Pearce. She formed Lemons to Aid and has a wonderful organization promoting the idea of helping others to children.

We decided to make some pictures for the troops.

Matt was very into coloring his fighter jet!

Jonathan was proud of his cutting skills. We had the map placement out so I could help tell the boys where the troops are stationed right now.

More coloring and cutting!

Time for some shaving cream and squirt bottles in the shower! It's always an adventure and they LOVE it!

Posing for me and cracking me up!

Time to get cleaned up!

But wait, there are bubbles, and we can't just get cleaned in a bubble bath!

Time to decorate the tub walls!

It was a tough week, and because of the ice, the snow that followed was not very enjoyable due to the slipping danger factor, but we made it through! The light at the end of the tunnel was but a week away from the crazy weather!