16 inches of snow!

Our backyard looks like a winter wonderland!




Hello! We are snowed in and were under a blizzard warning last night! The news is reporting 16 inches of snow but in some areas around our house it has blown to make 3 foot drifts. They closed Brian's office yesterday and he couldn't make it in today so he has been working from home. I think it will be a while before we can dig out. Luckily the boys and I did a whole day of errands on Monday to stock up before the snow came. It will be a few days before I can do my 5am runs outside again! I can't wait for them to clear our streets! Speaking of running.....I just have to share a quick note about how much Brian is helping out with my marathon training. He watches the boys while I go for my long runs every Sunday.....which can take a long time depending on how many miles I am up to. This was an easy week so it was only 10, but last week was 12 and next week will be 14. He also activated a GPS system on my cell phone so that I can track my miles, my pace, and a map of my course. On top of that, he got me a new smaller IPOD to carry with me when I run.....(pink for Valentine's Day!) Not to mention the time he spends downloading all the songs for me:):) Anyway.....there is no way I could ever get this training in with out his help so I thought I would brag a little bit about how great he has been.

The boys also learned a new trick this week. They started walking behind their hippo push toy. They push it across the room and then wait for you to turn it around so they can go again. I can't believe how active they are getting! They are both pulling up to a standing position at the window ledge and on all their toys....now if they could just figure out how to get down with out bumping anything!!! They still climb all over each other and don't like to be separated. I try to spread out their toys to give them some room to play, but they always end up back in a corner together pulling at the same toy. The video is of them playing together at the window and riding their hippo toy. As you can see we are having a lot of fun being snowed in!