Snow & Santa

Yesterday we got about six inches of snow! It was nice heavy snow, perfect for making a snowman. Nathan and Clara helped me shovel and then we went to the park and went sledding. We especially enjoyed going down the slides at the park when they were covered with snow! They are really fast. I think the kids' favorite part of the entire endeavor was going inside and having hot chocolate afterwards. It was a lot of fun!


What can we say! Clara is a wild woman. She loves jumping from the arm of the couch to the cushions. She's discovered that if she takes off the cushions that she has a further fall! What fun! She giggles the whole time she does it.


Last year Nathan and Clara both cried when they sat on Santa's lap. This year was an improvement. It seems to help that Santa was giving out candy canes. Nathan didn't cry at all and actually stayed on Santa's lap long enough to tell Santa that he wanted a football for Christmas. Clara grabbed the candy cane, arched her back, and was out of there. We'll see what she gets in her stocking.