A Weekend Full of Snow Days

We had some snowy weather over the weekend and I had Monday and Tuesday off, so we have been enjoying the weather as much as possible. We enjoyed our weekend like it was a big long snow day. We headed outside and play a couple of times, enjoyed hot chocolate, made a big bowl of popcorn and watched movies as we cuddled up in bed together.

This was Ida's first experience with snow and she loved it. We bundled her up by layering her tracksuit over her day-to-day clothes and adding extra layers of socks. We really only stayed out long enough for me to shovel and salt the front steps and pathway, but it was enough for them to get a taste of snow... and by taste of snow, I mean figuratively... not like that time Cora brought a spoon outside so she could eat snow easier.

The first time Ida went out, she was a little hesitant to play in the snow, but she had her big sister there to encourage her and play with. Watching Cora cheer on some of Ida's firsts has been such a fun part of parenting two littles. The second time we went out in the snow, Ida flat out belly flopped onto the ground so she could immediately start playing then sat there digging the whole time.

It was the perfect first snow experience for Ida Rue and a fun snowy weekend for the rest of us. 

See here for Cora's first snow day!

Snow Days

We've had quite a few snow days here in Cincinnati over the last month, so Cora got to play in the snow for the first time. She made grumpy faces the first time she touched snow, but she loved watching it from the window so we knew we needed to get her out there to play.  We don't really have snow gear for her because we didn't want to waste the money if it wasn't going to snow this year.  We ended up just doubling up her pants and socks (her sweatsuit was great for the snow) and brought out extra socks for her hands. She ended up LOVING the snow!  She loved stomping around in the snow and throwing little snowballs at us.

The following day, we went over to my parents house and played in their yard for a while.  The snow was a little deeper/icier at their house so Cora had a little more trouble walking in it, but she made the best of it. We threw a lot of snowballs, hit the snow with sticks, ran around after uncle RobDob, and laughed as we watched Gus roll around in the snow.

My mom joined us outside and we walked around the street and built a snow bunny.