Library...

Today we went to the library story time. Hannah likes songs and stories and was excited about going today. She sat on a carpet square and got right into it, they started out with a familiar story "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle. Then they sang some songs and did some felt stories, she loved it. No, I didn't leave Benjamin behind...he was with Corey looking at books.

Painting...

Today Benjamin and Hannah did some painting. This activity never seems to lose their interest. They always get a couple of colors on their palette but they always mix the colors up and end up with brown. We have lots of paintings around the house and they are all a different shade of brown or orange. It really doesn't matter because it is the process not the product that matters!

Birds...

Today we made bird feeders! We had a few pincones in our backyard, that we had picked up from a walk one day, so we put peanut butter all over them and rolled them in birdseed. Benjamin and Hannah took great pride in their pinecones. They hung them in the tree for the birds. They talk about them all the time and call for the birds to come and eat their food!

Sledding....

We went sledding over the weekend with my parents and Marissa. As we left Big Bear we stopped on the side of the road and got the sleds out. Hannah hadn't gotten to ski (she's too small) and I got the feeling that she was feeling left out. She knew that we stopped to go sledding for her. She had a blast! Her smile was ear to ear. We have a sled that fits toddlers, that can be pulled around. We would pull her to the top of the little hill and let her go. GranDad would catch her at the bottom, where her smile was so big!

Skiing...

We took a trip to Big Bear Mountain over the weekend. Benjamin went skiing for the first time! Marissa took ski lessons (her first time on skis too!) They had so much fun! We drove up in the RV with my parents, spent the night and went skiing the next day! Benjamin was so excited since, up to now, the only skiing he had ever seen had been in books. We rented skis and boots for him. They were so small! Corey and he skied together all morning and then all afternoon~until the lifts were about to close! They also made a snowman.

Valentine's day...

Today we went to a Valentine's Day party! Benjamin and Hannah enjoyed themselves. There were crafts to do and they did a few for Daddy for Valentine's Day. They got to play with other kids and met some new parents.