Winter play

This has been an exceptionally hard winter in MN with lots of snow and bitter cold. Thus far our district has missed 5 days this year, all in January, due to extreme cold. The Governer mandated one of them for the whole state to close schools as the temps reached -20 degrees.  In all of Noah's school years I think they have missed like 1-2 snow days total in 6 years and this year it is 5 in a month. Crazy. We have 2 make up days scheduled so far but at least they were teacher workshop days snd not tacked onto the end of the year. 

Before the crazy cold hit there was some fun time to play in the snow...never too old for that. And we have our huge snow mountain again in the front...the boys are digging a fort into it until the city comes and hauls it away again. 

Then on Xmas day a bunch of the friends did groups out at Afton Alps since everyone had the day off. Noah tried Snow Boarding but ended up going back to Skiing which was more familiar. He hurt his leg on the slope though midst through the morning so then was indoors and not as happy. Maybe try again next year!! ;)

Even Baxter got in on winter play day dates. One Sunday it felt warm (about 35 degrees...heat wave) and we went to Malms to let the pups burn off some energy in the snow. Fun with the fur babies!!

Baxter wouldn't cooperate for a 3 doggie photo op. Oops. 

Just much snow!!

Spring is coming...right??

Spring? Or Winter?!

This year in MN we have odder than normal weather. It is April and we keep getting tossed back intoWinter. Enough! It warms up and we lose most of our snow, then...just teasing...more snow! Our poor outdoor birdies are so confused. So are us people. A few shots from the last week. Peekaboo snow. The one nice sunny day we got all the neighborhood kids came out of hibernation. Whoops back inside now LOL.