A lot has been going on here lately. I haven't been very good about taking pictures--partly because the batteries in the camera were dead (which isn't much of an excuse because we still have the Xoom tablet that takes better pictures than the camera) and partly because moving is so overwhelming. I got really behind in my school work since it took a while to get our internet hooked up. I am getting back on track, but the poor boys have been really feeling neglected among all of these goings on. I am really looking forward to when I'm done with my classes (these are my last courses for my teacher certification program!) because I plan on spending a lot of time doing the things I love to do: playing with Craig and Ethan, reading to them, reading for myself, baking, going on long walks to discover our new little town, and just being Mom for a while. There are also a few things I really need (and want) to do like potty train Ethan and make a rag rug for our entryway out of the scrap fabric I packed all the way to Idaho and of which Robert said, "Why do you keep this stuff? You never use it!" I really do need a rug, but I think making it will be as much of a "see, I told you so" as it will be useful. I won't have to do anything else until October when I have my nine week student teaching--which I'm looking forward to, but I'm glad it's six months away.
It snowed here off and on during our first week. This has been a very mild winter, they say, for this area. The temperature hasn't gotten much above 60 and is usually more in the 40s and 50s, but I have been very grateful for the weather. One day, earlier this week, it started snowing big, fat flakes and it was coming down pretty hard. Craig and Ethan were eager to get out in it. They've seen snow before (Craig was born in Montana, but he doesn't remember that first winter of his life) when we've visited Robert's mom in Show Low, AZ but they've never really watched it snow before. Craig suited up and was off. He loved it!
Ethan was a little less enthusiastic at first. I don't think he liked the feeling of the snow flakes on his head. It took me a little while to find his jacket, hat, and gloves so his first time venturing out into the snowfall was a little chilly for the poor kid.
A couple of hours later we had a good inch or so on the ground and they wanted to go back out and play. This time we got them both ready for the snow and they had fun playing in it for a little while. A very little while, but I think they did great for a couple of Arizona kids.
And then yesterday, Ethan decided he wanted to go out in the backyard and we didn't know it. It's been relatively warm the last couple of days so he felt pretty good about dressing himself and going out.
They say you lose the most warmth through your head and feet, so at least he's has those covered.
