CABIN FEVER......IS IT SUMMER YET??

Arrrrggg...I have the hardest time with this part of the winter!! It's sooooo long, and soooo cold....and soooooo dreary!! Although the sun has been appearing occasionaly, which in turn makes the day pretty, but also tricks us to thinking that maybe we could go outside. Then that fantasy is ruined once you step out into the super cold air!! IS IT SUMMER YET???

Anyway...here are some of things we've been up to to by-pass these cold winter days!!


Great Great Grandma Snyder came for a visit. She stayed for 2 whole weeks! It was so much fun to sit and chat with her. She's such a funny old lady! We love her!

It was the first time Traceon got to meet his Great Great Grandma Snyder!
generation pic!!


This stinkin' kid!! He is so funny! He has been taking advantage of me when I'm busy with Traceon (mostly when I'm nursing, because I can't get up right away and chase after him.) Aydan took a blue marker and ran into our bedroom where we have a long body mirror hanging on our bathroom door, and colored away! I came in and laughed, and told him he looked like a smurf....and his response was...."Yeah, I do look like a Smuff!"

We are still struggling at keeping this little man clothed! This was his outfit choice....I personally like the boots! After he dressed himself he told me he was going to work...

Good Grief....this kid keeps on getting bigger and bigger!! He's so stinkin' cute!!

Here is a good experience of Aydan being a super awesome kid while mom was busy with the little brother! I finished nursing/putting Traceon to sleep, and I walked by Aydan's room and opened the door...and this is what I found! CUTE KID!! He set up Woody and Nemo as an audience so he could rock out some crazy tunes for them!! Such an imagination!!

BIG BLUE EYES....who would have guessed?? Traceon LOVES his blakie! I think it's so sweet how little kids have special comfort lovies!!

Another....."Aydan moment"
He is soooooo bored...we need it to be summer!! Aydan took out some toliet paper rolls from under the bathroom sink, tore into into tiny pieces, and blew it around with the blow dryer....claiming that he was making it SNOW!! You might ask...where were you?? I don't know...it takes me a minute sometimes to figure out what he's up to sometimes...he's a little mischevious, as you can clearly see!

Aydan wanted Traceon to snuggle with him in his bed...All Traceon wanted to do was study his hands!!

We totally went to town on finger painting, to keep us occupied!!

Then we tried out the new water colors that some friends of ours sent Aydan to congratulate him on being a big brother! So sweet! They got him this huge basket, packed with awesome toys! Bugs, binoculars, magnifying glass, a ball, flash light, markers, note pads....all kinds of cool stuff!!

Here's the wonderful display of Art on the fridge!! I love it!!

Aunt Melanie sent this wicked sweet straw!! It goes around your eyes and everything!!

We even sent up Aydan's tent and totally went camping!! We took some little friends with us, and Aydan played some of his famous tunes for them!!

Traceon's getting so big! I can't believe in less than a month he will be eating solids!!! His personality has grown! I would say he's a bit on the temperamental side and a bit finicky as to what he thinks he needs to be doing. Which is hilarious to me...he needs to learn to chill! He's super smiley, and way ticklish! He's now starting to grab at things (like my hair for one) and his toys! It's so fun to watch him learn! We love him so so much!

Grandma Chris came for a visit!!!
She was here for 5 days...and got some hard core grandson time in!! Great Grandpa and Grandma Aultman and Aunt Melanie also came for a short visit! Good times, good times! Next time we see Grandma Chris she will be getting MARRIED! YAY!

I took some cute Grandma-Grandson pics...HOW CUTE!





I think we're doing a pretty good job at keeping busy!! We have also been going to the library for STORY TIME! So much fun! Last week we made a flower (or should I say I made the flower while Aydan showed off by jumping off the chairs) and next week is all about clouds!

Happy winter everybody!!