Home days in the Winter

So today is Day #3 at home since we've had lots of snow. We have had fun even though we've been home. 

Yesterday I took the boys sledding. The best way to sled is behind the 4-wheeler. (I say it's the lazy moms way) or the smart way either one. We always did this as kids. It was my FAVORITE thing to do when it snowed. My boys love to go fast. "FASTER MOM, FASTER!" (they are screaming)

As I posted about yesterday we also did our favorite sensory activity to go along with our snow day. Using shaving cream as our snow, and playing in it!

We have also cooked good food! I probably have gained 5 pounds as well, but what else is there to do when you're stuck at home? We just recently bought 1/4 of a cow for our beef. We are experimenting with our cuts, and even though I really don't like raw meat, it's very good. 

I cooked apples for my boys with cinnamon. It's their favorite dessert, and this was all gone in about 5 minutes. We invested in some cast iron skillets, and I do believe that they are the best. Kevin has been trying to convince me for years but I wouldn't buy them. He bought me these for Christmas. 

We also made The Pioneer Woman's pizza. Homemade pizza dough and homemade marinara sauce. Karson and I were really the only ones that ate it. Kevin said there were too many onions that he could taste, and Kipton asked why didn't I go get the pizza from "Rocky Tops". (local pizza place). HA! 

Our schools have been closed all week, and are closed again tomorrow. I am READY for us to get out and do something!!! Do any of you get cabin fever? You run out of things to do, and you are tired of cleaning up messes for the 100th time? 

It's a blessing I know, but some days it's hard!

Flowers & Snow Days

Last week Kevin bought me a new kitchen table!! Our old one was getting pretty shaggy looking and I wanted one with darker wood and a more updated style. 

A few days later Kevin came home with flowers for the table. I maybe had mentioned that spring flowers would look so good on our table since it has been such a dreary long winter indoors :) 

Kipton has been busy at the table on these winter days.

We did get some snow last week and the boys were right out as soon as I gave them the ok.

Kevin took them out and they had a blast.

Teaching the boys to build snow balls. O boy :)

All while they were outside in 20 degrees and snow......I was inside taking pictures from the window. 

Ahhh :) 

Winter days at Home

We have been staying home more because it seems like every other post on Face book is how someone has the flu or is very sick. We have been pretty healthy besides head colds, and I don't want to risk getting the flu and especially one of the boys getting it.

 

So we have been HOME

 

What a blessed home we have. Every time I see the house I think in my mind I am so grateful for our home. I need to thank GOD more because he is the one that saw it through for us. I just know!

 

 

We got just a dusting of snow, and the boys were so happy but not so happy when I told them it was not enough to go sledding. They still dragged their sleds around with them yesterday.

 

 

Kevin has sold a lot of firewood to people needing it to heat their homes. We don't have a fireplace in our house (yet) so he mainly cuts and splits the wood to get rid of the downed trees from our land clearing we did while getting ready for our build. Yesterday he had to deliver 2 loads to a lady so the boys and I went out to see if he needed help.

 

 

The love to pull the lever back and forwards.

 

 

Karson was a great help!

 

 

 

Kevin gets so mad at me for bundling up the boys so much. I must just be a MOM thing :)

 

 

We walked over to mom & dad's house and the boys asked for Popsicles! Yes you read that right..they are still eating popsicles and ask for a napkin to put over the end because it's cold.

 

 

I have been a pinning machine thinking of "new" things to keep the boys busy this winter. We do have lots of things to do with the Mother's Club and Karson's 2 day a week preschool, but other than that and random errands we are normally home.

 

I am so thankful this New Year's Eve and everyday to be home with the boys and enjoy our home together while they are little.

Halloween Eve

Yep...your eyes are not deceiving that is SNOW!

It is October and it snowed almost 4 inches here in West Virginia. The cold front came in from Hurricane Sandy and pushed wind and snow our way. When the boys woke up they couldn't stop looking out the window. Thankfully Kevin was off work and we could get out that morning for a little sledding and fun!

 

 

 

 

 

They loved being pulled by the 4-wheeler. Something that I did when we were growing up and it is so fun to watch the boys have fun with it too!!

 

 

We came back in for some hot chocolate! The boys love it, but use up alot of marshmallows. Probably not the healthiest snack but it is so good on snow days.

 

 

We stayed home on this day because of the snow and we really didn't have any plans anyway. After our sledding and lunch we all took naps. Well besides me...I did laundry :) But the boys and Kevin took naps and woke up in time for dinner.

 

We had spaghetti and then decided to carve some pumpkins with Kevin's help.

 

 

 

Of course just a simple knife wouldn't be ok...you have to break out the power tools with Kevin. The boys loved drilling holes in the pumpkin. They could have cared less about the goop inside or making a funny face. It was all about the power tools.

 

 

Kevin wanted to create this great pumpkin creation and it turned out to be really bad. So he cut a hole and put it on his head! HA Seriously? The boys and I were dying laughing.

 

 

We had a fun Halloween Eve at home with the snow and pumpkin carving.

 

On the 31st we had a preschool morning and here is Karson before we headed out.

 

 

He is still very picky about his clothes but agreed to wear this last Halloween shirt for mommy. I had him another fun glow in the dark skelton shirt that he down right refused to wear so we agreed he would wear this ghost shirt. I tell you....boys are high maintence about their clothes.

 

He said "Mom can't I just wear a baseball shirt or something?" lol it was kind of funny but I told him just 1 more time with a Halloween shirt.

 

Here is another Halloween shirt that I made for them and had their name monogrammed. I wanted to add it so that I remembered. I am a total junky for seasonal clothes for the boys. I LOVE them!

 

 

 

Tonight is our actual trick or treat night. It got changed to Nov 1 because of the snow storm. We would have been trick or treating in the snow if they kept the original date of Oct 30.

 

The boys are excited to "knock on peoples door". Kevin has to work this evening so we are taking Papaw Brad along with us. I feel like Halloween has been going on for weeks!

 I am ready for it to be over :)