Snow Days

SNOW!!!! 8 inches fell late last week. We enjoyed the snow! Snow shoveling, snow sledding, snow ice cream, snow balls, snow suits, snow days, snow bunnies,  snow angels, snowy roads, well you get the picture. We only missed the snowman.

The kids had a ball making snow angels and sledding! We used a runner sled behind the 4 wheeler, maybe we will invest in a saucer to slide down the silo pit! Mavis loves running and jumping and chasing in the snow.

 

Snow Ice Cream was a huge hit!!  ** Thank You Lyndsey Stamper for the tried and true recipe!

1 cup milk

1/3-1/2 cup granulated sugar (adjust to your liking)

1 tsp vanilla (adjust to your liking)

4-6 cups fresh clean snow

 

Mix first three ingredients, add snow until desired consistency. Tastes best straight from the mixing bowl!!!!

 

 

After a long day playing, relaxing is tops!

 

 

 

 

Snow Day!

Yes, we are still in Eastern Colorado, still farming, still have two kids, and maybe one reader!! Ok ok, my slight sabbatical from blogging is over.

Since my last post Layton turned 4! We went to Denver took in Bass Pro, a gun shop, National Western Stock Show and Rodeo, Cabelas in Sidney and eating lots of yummy places. Throw in an indoor outdoor pool at the hotel and Layton was Happy Happy Happy. He also purchased his very own cattle semi with his birthday money!

February we added a new family member! Mavis the dog! She is a chocolate lab, loves to chew, chase the kids, take baths (she tried to jump in the tub last night with bubbles, toys and both kids!!), we are currently working on house training. She is showing progress and carpet shampooing is in our near future!!!!!!!

 

Today is super exciting!!! It is S.N.O.W.I.N.G. So far 3 inches....and two kids beginning to get cabin fever. So far today we have cleaned the Tupperware cabinet out, played farm, two loads of laundry, played fetch with the dog, played puzzles, read books, had lunch, now it's naptime. After lunch we are making banana bread and maybe snow ice cream!!! The most entertaining project..............

 

 

Mini volcanos.

*Vinegar

*Food coloring

*Baking soda

*Dropper (or in Julia's case she dumped the vinegar to get a bigger reaction)

 

 

Pure entertainment..pure giggles....able to add more vinegar to clean out the drains after the baking soda is all colored!