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So glad to be heading home. We couldn't make it all the way, with the snow on the roads but at least we got a start. We saw so many cars and trucks stuck in ditches along the way. We drove only two hours or so before stopping here for the night - a hotel with a water park. What could be better than that? This particular one didn't quite do it for me but the kids enjoyed themselves. They needed a little something like this after the last few days we've had. This slide seemed to be their favorite, which I thought was funny because Alex almost needed to push himself down in certain places - not the fastest slide he's been on, for sure!

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Valentine making is now in full swing. Alex has decided on the heart-shaped snowflakes mounted on appropriate colors. Hannah is making Secret Message Valentines complete with Decoders. Here she's looking over her list of possible Secret Messages trying to select just the right one.

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Snow Day! With the brunt of "The Blizzard" behind us now, the kids were eager to get out and play in the mountains of snow left behind. Gunnar was eager to join them. They kept throwing snow on him and he was loving every bit of it. I loved hearing them laugh so much as Gunnar ran circles around them and jumped and tried to "catch" their snowballs.

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Overheard:

"Hey Alex, wanna go in my secret room and just talk?"


Naturally, I had to sneak a peek at what they were up to. They had spread out blankets, added some pillows for comfort and a little light and were inside this tiny closet playing Pick-up Sticks. I love the snowflake jammies, purple snowman jammie bottoms and blue striped socks....she's so on top of fashion!

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I love that the kids don't mind winter like I do. They have no problem spending hours out there...digging, shoveling, sledding. Today after a fresh snowfall this morning, they both went out after school with the sleds. Alex had so much fun trying to jump his sled off the top of this hill. It's all of about 2 feet high so there wasn't much "air" to be had, but he definitely had fun trying!

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The kids had a really good class tonight. Both are making such great progress. H has been working for so long on getting the kick-over and today she did it all on her own. Just look how hard she's working!
I'm so proud of them both.

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Catching big fat snowflakes on her tongue...taking a break from sledding today.

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He decided to take apart and rebuild his airplane today. I amazed by how quickly he got this done on his own. Love when he sits on his feet like that...just like Daddy/.

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Fresh fallen snow today. Not much but just enough to make it fun. My little snow angel :)

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My little shoveler. He loves being out in the snow.

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After a long week away, Daddy's home! One their favorites...playing "Tiger" with Dad.

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Practicing her "violin" in J's "castle"