Waiting for the Thaw

Honestly being forced indoors with the whole family for pretty much the entire weekend was awesome.  It was like Christmas!  We had all sorts of Christmas, family fun.  Can't wait to do it again in a couple of weeks. 

We played Christmas music practically the whole weekend. We kept the fireplace going and candles lit in the evenings. 

Daddy made pumpkin pie with the help of Rhys and we had to wait 2 hours before we could even think of eating it so it could be perfectly set.

Sadly, after dinner Rhys did not partake in the beautiful pie he helped create because he would not try his dinner.  That was pretty pathetic to watch him mourn his decision with his quivering lip. He had another chance to get it right the next day.

Neal and Sophie were the only ones that wanted to go outside and brave the cold and ice.  Neal would hold Sophie's hands and slide her around on the ice in her slippers at her request.  She calls this "ice skating."

Notice neighbor's branches snapped under the weight of the ice.

With even church cancelled this weekend, we busied ourselves with sleeping in, watching TV, reading stories, and eating.  Yep, it was pretty rough, so Keri treated herself to manicure and even painted Rhys' thumb nails with frosty friends so he could show them off at preschool.

We ended the weekend with Christmas Devotional broadcast by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and an announcement that school would be closed yet again on Monday.  So if you need to get in the Christmas spirit, you can watch it in its entirety or parts online.

Now to see if Keri can convince the kids to make ornaments to fill their time.  Oh, twist my arm mom!