Baby, It's Cold Outside

Well, the winter weather has arrived in force here in Michigan. The girls have gone out a couple of times to play in the snow. Meredith is my cold weather lover. She gets excited to see snow (and to eat it!). This morning, it was snowing when we woke up. I groaned inwardly. In contrast, Meredith said, "it's a bew-a-ful day!" Amelia is not such a fan of the cold weather. Maybe it's an acquired taste... Anyway, she typically cries when we go outside these days. On a bright note, she does enjoy getting her boots and hat on.

The other day, I took the girls outside and they walked around and played with the balls for a couple of minutes. Then, they decided that they wanted to do bubbles. So, we got the bubble stuff out and started blowing bubbles, which is typically a recipe for fun. However, they both started to complain about being cold, so we came inside and blew bubbles in the basement. The bubbles did not fail - we played with bubbles for a good 20 minutes! It's wonderful to find an activity that can provide that much fun with minimal mess and/or tears!!

Amelia's favorite part of the colder weather is wearing hats. Or, more accurately, taking hats on and off. She particularly enjoys pulling the hats over her face and walking around. (Maybe that's a genetic problem....) With all her hair, she gets some adorable hat head.

On Thursday night, Tim and I put the Christmas tree up (not decorated, but up). The girls were so excited Friday morning when they woke up. Meredith's first response was to gasp and say "I have a Christmas tree!! Who got this Christmas tree for me?" We turned on the lights and the girls were fascinated by those for a few minutes. Then, Meredith asked THE question, "So, where are my birthday presents?"

Here is a picture of Amelia turning the lights on and off by the foot switch. It did not take her long at all to get the hang of that. Now, it's like our tree has strobe lights! An interesting and unrelated side note is that the shirt that Amelia is wearing is a shirt that Aunt Andrea got for Meredith last spring. She's growing up too fast!!!