Winter is Here

The snow is here! B loves playing in it for a little while. She doesn't have a snow suit yet, so she gets cold rather quickly.

I even had to make a few snowballs.

B found one of D's hats and had to try it on. She really likes John Deere; she can point it out on almost anything.

Like Thomas the Train B loves to be "Really Useful" and had to help Daddy while he was scooping some of the snow. D hadn't gotten the snow blower out yet. It is out and ready to go now. That probably means we won't get anymore snow! Yeah, right.

Warm Day

So, these pictures are from a week ago. (I know, I am not very good at updating the blog.) Last Sunday happened to be very warm, about 70 degrees. We knew that if we didn't get out and enjoy the day we would regret it since there was snow in the forecast for later in the week. It went from "summer" to winter very quickly.

We spent some time at the park. In the swings of course, as that is B's favorite.

We played in the yard, even though the grass was a little damp.

And, D washed the vehicles. B did what she could to help. Giving Daddy a hug is always helpful!

Apples, Apples, and More...Apples

We had some really bad wind a few days ago and our neighbors apple tree lost all of its apples. D and B helped them pick all of the apples up. After I took these pictures (from inside) I went out and helped to.

It was still very windy while we were out there, which made it really cold since the temperature was only about forty.

Warm Days

We have had a few fairly decent days scattered among either cold or rainy days, so we try to make the best of them and get outside. Here are some cute pictures of B. I only got a couple because it is really hard to get her to stand still.

The leaves almost completely covered the ground and B loved to pick out the ones that were different.

This is about as much as I could do to get B to pose.

B came up behind me and gave me a kiss on the cheek. I was really sweet, but it is hard to take a picture of yourself.

Spilled Milk

B likes to use a regular cup now. However, we try to do it only when she isn't running around, like at meals. Of course this means I need to expect a few spills, which I do. What I didn't expect was to not to have to clean it up. As soon as B spills her milk, the cat is running right over to lick it up. It is kind of funny.

Cousins

B was able to see all of her cousins recently, which she really enjoyed. Unfortunately, the circumstances surrounding the get together were not as joyful. D's grandpa passed away.

B with two of her cousins waiting for tractor rides with their grandpa. It was difficult to get two two-year olds and a three year old to sit still for a picture.

B with cousin I. Grandma has this little bench in the hallway, and somehow B ended up sitting with every one of her cousins in it at some point throughout our stay. I is B's youngest cousin, so when he didn't want to sit for the picture any longer she would try to pull him back into the seat.

B gave cousin C a hug from behind and it caused them both to fall over. Neither one seemed to mind.

B and cousin C playing while grandpa played the Wii.

B loves to hide under the covers of any available bed. Here she convinced grandpa and cousin J to join her.

Farming

We were able to briefly visit J's parents, and D was able to do some farming. B loves to visit D when he is driving the tractor. So B and I went to the farm for a ride.