We had a few inches of snowfall today, and the boys had lots of fun playing in it and helping me shovel the walkways. Actually, Jack and Thomas were serious helpers and we got our shoveling done in record time. It's a weird feeling to be on the other side of those years of always-hands-on parenting (i.e. having to be actively involved in all the clothing, toileting, feeding, etc. that happens), at least for Jack and Thomas. They can get their snow gear on (with a little help with stubborn zippers) and can follow directions about where/how to shovel snow, and actually do a good job. Even Peter is getting more independent, and it's a weird feeling to realize that we've never had a child as old as Peter (2.5 years now) without a newborn in the picture as well.
Anyway, the boys were pretending their shovels were snowplows and they really attacked the walkways. We're on a corner lot with a looong sidewalk that wraps around our property, so there was a fair amount to be done, even though (thankfully) we didn't get that much snowfall. Apparently schools were closing and had early dismissals all around here, which I'm sure the folks up in Buffalo would find a little ridiculous!
In other news, we're keeping busy with the daily tasks of schooling, home stuff, David's work, etc. These pictures are from a little while ago when we took our first trip to DC, but they're kind of cool:
