Hiking and Laundry Baskets

The weather has taken a turn for the better lately. And it's about time... Trevor was complaining a week or so ago about having to wear a coat every day (because it's been over a month now...). We made it out to the hills behind the college for a little hiking and lunch last weekend. The boys did really well. Trev as usual likes the going up part and climbing on all the rockpiles. Ryan wasn't as sure about the backpack thing, but also didn't really want to walk the entire way up. So he managed to be packed. He really liked the rock piles too this time. And he made it the entire way down though on his own little two legs.


Getting ready to go


Trev liked to lead the way


Those pack straps really work!





Trev loves to climb the rocks


Lunch time





Father son resemblance


Ryan took to climbing





And as for the laundry baskets... still one of the most fun toys in the house:

Snow Day

We had a big snow fall early last week. I never quite caught any accumulation measurements, so the best I can say is we got four snowmen's worth. It started falling off and on Sunday, then more heavily in the evening.




Happy Snow Dance


Let's make a snowman



Ryan strongly declined any gloves or hat. I put him in two jackets because he was also insistent on wearing his Mickey Mouse hoody. He would go out and play for several minutes, then he would all of the sudden look like this and run back inside to warm up. This cycle repeated over and over that evening.









A very cold but happy smile











Seemed a sort of Calvin and Hobbes-y picture


It's a ball... covered with snow... so kinda a snowball

After they were done outside Trev came in and plopped in front of the fire to warm up. He then announced that he needed to have some hot chocolate because he also needed to have his insides warm.



The next morning it was still snowing. John took off from work and the boys managed to assemble a whole snowman family.


Hugging the mommy snowman


Bam! Winter!


Exploring more in the backyard


Chocolate and snow seem to pair well


Late afternoon