More SNOW fun!

Friends, I have no idea how this happened, but Maxwell James

loves the snow!  Who is this kid anyway??  When it snows, my preferred method of

dealing with it is curling up with ALL THE LAYERS, flannels sheets, in my bed, netflixing 

and napping. Max's preferred method is "walk in snow" (that's verbatim what he tells me).

The more snow, the better. 

Home slice is more than happy to put on his hat, coat, mittens, 

and even boots - to go outside. 

He DOES NOT like the wind. 

He say's "it windy mommy"

(and that's what he's telling me in the above picture.)

Because we live in Ohio - it's a pretty good assumption that

we will get snow from mid-October through till March.  Sometimes it's light dustings...

and other times it's a full blown snow storm.  So...

he's had the opportunity to get real comfortable in this cold weather!

This past week, the new hat that I purchased for Max arrived!

(thanks to Grandma Sugar and Kristen for the tip on this!)

Friends, this hat could not be more precious. 

And, it's a little big - so I think it will fit him next year! Hooray!

Thankfully, he seems to love this hat too, 

and bonus, he can put on himself.  

This past weekend, he spent some time in Dayton with 

grandmim and grandpa and they got a decent amount of snow. 

So, of course, Max convinced them to head outside

(the things grandparents do, right?!)

They walked in the snow, pulled him in the recycling bin, created a snow mound

for him to slide down, and shoveled it!  This sounds to me like a great recipe

for a long afternoon nap :)

Did you notice he has new accessory?  Oh yes, grandmim gave Max

his own scarf (which we thought he would hate, but turns out, he loves). 

I swear to you, he never tires of being out - even when his cheeks get rosy, and his toes get cold. 

Grandmim even put vaseline on his cheeks to have an extra barrier from the cold! 

This is his homemade snow hill - that his grandparents said he 

went down over and over! 

Last year, Grandpa Jim and Grandma Sugar gifted us some Columbia

snow pants and matching jacket. At the time, I had a hard time picturing

us using them (well the pants anyway) - but oh man - 

they are so handy!  They are flannel lined, so they are cozy and I don't 

have to worry about his legs getting cold!  Win Win! 

And the matching coat is his absolute favorite. 

He always wants to wear it!

When he grew tired of playing in their yard, they walked across the street

to the pond and fed the ducks! While this is not normally something I condone (PSA alert: bread is actually really bad for ducks) - when it's your kid and they are shrieking in delight - well then I guess

you make exceptions (or at least I do). 

The pond isn't totally frozen because of the fountains - so the ducks and geese 

continue to gather there (much to the delight of Maxwell James). 

Even as the snow melts, Max still wants to be in it!

These last pictures are from two weekends ago when we went hiking at Highbanks. 

Most of the snow was gone from the roads (making it easy to drive), but 

still piled along the sides of the trail.

So, naturally, we had to play in that! 

We also played in the newly renovated nature center. 

They have a glass bottomed bridge, huge (and hollow!) tree in the middle of the room, 

puppet area, and birding window...which all made for endless amounts of fun for Max.

So, in lieu of passing out strong and tropical beverages, and giving you a dose my 

dangerously high spring fever, I will continue to try and celebrate the snow. 

When it brings your child so much joy, what else can you do really?

Love, Winter's biggest cheerleader (mama Hauck)

xoxo