Legos

One of the things that I miss most about my Indiana roots is the snow filled winters! Like we said in our post yesterday, the winters along the gulf coast are a little blah. The grass is brown, no leaves on the trees, and mild weather. I miss the cancelled school due to snow or when schools would let out early due to an approaching blizzard! Those were the days! Then we could all jump on snowmobiles and let the games begin! Even now I get excited when the school kids get out!

Or how about the times when we were snowed in and forced to replay with our new Christmas gifts that the new had worn off of.

Luckily (for my sanity) while we were up north for the holidays we got some snow! Cat may have been more nervous about the winter storm/snowpocalyspe forecast than an approaching hurricane, but I was chomping at the bit to see how much snow we would get and then go frolic in it!

Another great part of the chilly winter weather is that everyone seems to slow down a little bit. The trips to town are fewer, we stay home to eat, and everyone seems to gather in one place, usually around a fireplace wrapped in a thick soft blanket.

Since it was only tolerable to go outside for a few minutes at a time, it provided many opportunities to play with our nieces Hunter and Sophie. The expected winter storm was supposed to be a real humdinger, so my sister and her family all came to our parent's home and brought the girl's Christmas gifts! The power was expected to go out, roads close, and get pretty nasty. We all thought that we would just be under one roof and brave the storm together.

Sitting by the crackling fireplace we played with the new Lego sets that Santa brought. I must say, Lego sets have become much more sophisticated. I was both impressed and angered by the change, because I still think that the old school Legos are better.

After we finished building the dollhouse, I grabbed my new Contax and took a few pictures. This way I could relive the cold weather when the Texas outdoors turn in to a sauna.