Baby it's Cold Outside

This is the coldest winter in Boise we've ever experienced. I feel like I'm in Arco, but I know I'm not because if it's this cold in Boise I know it's much colder in Arco and it is. My mom said that last week it was -20 and it was blowing. She thought they were going to cancel church but they didn't. Our lows have been in the single digits around here with highs in the teens.

I've been doing lots of preschool activities with the kids. I feel an urgency to teach Corbin especially as much as he and I can stand. I feel like Kindergarten is going to be here in a blink of an eye. I want him to be at least where he needs to be but preferably ahead. Corbin doesn't love it and I have to make him color or write his name, etc whereas Gabby loves doing it. She wants to go over her flashcards everyday. She almost knows all of her numbers up to 12. I'm trying to look at everyday things as learning activities. Corbin helped me make sugar cookies and I thought that cutting out the shapes was a great art activity and dying the frosting was a great science lesson. Eating it is a good health lesson (on what not to eat). Ha. Anyway I'm trying to do better and be better in this aspect. It is a learning process for sure. I have a long way to go but I have made some progress in this area.

On Wednesday Corbin wanted to go on a walk with me. He had mentioned it the day before so I knew he wanted to. Scott was home so I put the girls down for a nap and he and I went on a winter adventure. It was about 20 degrees. Brrr. I don't like the cold. It was fun though we went on a mile walk with a pit stop at the park where Corbin played with the ice chunks. When we got home he jumped in the bath and I had some hot chocolate. Like I said, brrr, It was cute though. I don't want my adorable boy to grow up. I just love him!

I got an idea in my head about redecorating my kids' room and now I really want to. The problem is we are completely out of money this month so I can't even get started. The other problem is we need to get bunk beds which will be expensive for us. I have been looking on Craigslist and the thrift stores. Scott may make them. We will see. I hate waiting for things! AHHH! Anyway it will be a long process and that is life, but someday in the next few months I hope to be all finished. We will see, this bunk bed situation...hmmm. 

Musical numbers. Stop the music and they call out the number. (Pinterest).

Corbin designed his alien.

Gabby wanted a caterpillar.

Corbin reminded me that I forgot to put sprinkles on his birthday cake (which he had been talking about for months). He was sad when he saw sprinkles in the cupboard, but was happy that we could make orange sugar cookies with sprinkles.

Before out winter adventure.

Corbin kept stopping and laying down on the way. Silly boy. That is cold!

Piper playing peek-a- boo while eating spaghetti. Brilliant!

I didn't have any Valentine decorations and I decided I wanted some. I may be jumping the gun but if you are going to go through the effort to make and put up decorations you might as well have them up for awhile. I just put some paper on the LOVE letters. I up cycled the red frame at Christmas,( I had an advent calendar hanging on it), I found a wooden heart at a thrift store for a dollar and covered it in red circles from napkins. I'm obsessed with doing the cutting out millions of circles or flowers and hot gluing them but I continue to love it so whatever. I"m a bit of a one trick pony for sure.

Sunday nap.