Well, I had just covered The Snowy Day in our tot school and preschool, having planned it perfectly to coincide with some snow we were due to get. The plans of mice and men and all that…..the snow didn’t happen but the unit study had to (nothing else planned). So we went ahead without the snow. Of course the very next day after finishing the study it started to snow really rather heavily (insert loooong sigh), and it carried on snowing for the next three days (insert even longer sigh). Oh well it means lots of lovely photos to post of all the children and their daddy out in the snow. They had a ball! Who wants to be stuck indoors learning about snow when you can be out playing in it?
The beginnings of a snowball fight
They split into teams…
…and wham! Lots of snow, fun and fellowship!
Then a break to collect snow for snowman building
Working together as a team
B1 joins in after her nap and here is our lovely snowman
A4 just scrumptious…’but you won’t eat me, will you mummy?’ Tempting but probably not!
Then out for a walk with Oscar, our lab, over the village common
Another snow ball fight, joined by Oscar this time!
All together, friends for always
Our beautiful village scenery
And our cottage, enveloped in snow
This week was a difficult week. B1 would be a baby who does not like being in any discomfort or pain. When in pain she is a completely different baby compared with other times. She has had her last (thank goodness) two teeth coming through. These have come through once and receded and are now coming through again. She has cried all week:
Nothing has been right and all she has wanted is her mummy. So we’ve had lots of snuggles, cuddles and kisses. This morning she woke with a smile on that gorgeous face of hers and we all breathed a collective sigh of relieve. Peace has returned to our cottage where wailing had previously been and I couldn’t resist snapping a few pictures of her in all her smiling glory. For it is indeed GOOD!
HUGE smiles!
LOTS of giggles
Blowing KISSES
Off to fight a battle in a fairy dress
A big brother very willing to play along
And just because it’s my blog and I can do what I want – is she not absolutely gorgeous?
So happy with my lot in life! Have a wonderful weekend one and all!
Jan 26, 2013 @ 03:28:48
Beautiful pictures! Hooray for snow play!! Tonight we are suppose to get enough snow to go sledding, My kids are making snowshoes right now( I don’t think their poster board is gonna do the trick).
I love the princess with the big brother picture, too cute
Thank you for sharing,
Jan 26, 2013 @ 08:10:55
Hello!! I thought you’d gone missing! Thanks for commenting and I hope the snow shoes hold up!
Jan 26, 2013 @ 05:05:53
I’ve got a little girl who will fight in a fairy dress too. She’ll beat her brothers also. It’s kinda scary.
Jan 26, 2013 @ 08:11:58
It’s so fun seeing her look beautiful and feminine and then hearing her growl like a warrior!!
Jan 26, 2013 @ 08:51:39
Oh the highs and lows of our children. B was just trying to tell you she didn’t want to look like a dog!! She is comfortable in her own skin. Lol. Missed your snow angel, where was it?
Jan 26, 2013 @ 08:57:06
How could she not want to look like a dog? So, so cute! Snow angel not public property!!
Jan 26, 2013 @ 08:54:26
They are all beautiful children!
Jan 26, 2013 @ 08:57:43
I know, thank you!!
Jan 28, 2013 @ 02:44:31
What fun snow pictures! I hope those teeth will give you all some peace now. My kids would love to see some snow this winter, but I don’t think they will! It’s been in the 70′s where we live.
Jan 28, 2013 @ 08:47:05
Wow! We don’t see snow that often, maybe a week every year, but we do love it!
Feb 01, 2013 @ 21:11:34
What beautiful children and great fun in the snow!
Feb 01, 2013 @ 21:44:54
We get snow so infrequently that it is so exciting when we do, we go a bit mad!