Snow Days!

So, we're on our second snow day this week (4th overall!) and it's a challenge to keep everyone occupied. Our bored-ness has been compounded by the fact that Xander and Grace have been sick (Xander didn't go to preschool on Monday!) so they don't feel good and they're cooped up. Our main things to pass the time have been playing "camping" in the living room (see picture 1). We got out the Crayola Glow Dome that they got for Christmas (see picture 2). We colored a fire on it and used it to roast marshmallows and hot dogs while camping. They've since spent hours coloring various scenes on  it. It really is fun, it lights up and spins, sort of animating your drawings. We've also watched some movies (picture3) and done TONS of movement CD's I have collected over the years (see picture4). I think everyone is on the mend. Hopefully activities will be back to normal on Thursday, because it is supposed to be Grace's 1st dance class and the boys' first swimming lessons.

We had a big weekend last weekend. I went scrapbooking for Fri, Sat and Sun, so Dadd was in charge of the kids. He took them to the winter carnival at Messiah on Friday night. They had a good time playing games and doing activities. Saturday evening, Brian and I went out to dinner and to the Lied for Blue Man Group and Grandma and Grandpa Niebuhr took the kids. They had tickets to a Husker Women's basketball game. The kids enjoyed themselves, as it was their first time doing something like that. They spent the night with the Niebuhrs and came home the next morning. Unfortunately, that is when Xander started getting sick. He ended up staying with me on Monday morning, which was a super icy morning and it took us forever to get around town. We ended up sitting in the car most of the morning, he even fell asleep once, because he didn't feel good. Everyone should be back to normal tomorrow and Friday, which is a good thing! That's about all. We're going to stay home, rest and be warm! Thanks for checking on us.