Brrrrr!
Although it's a balmy 45 degrees today, this past week has been quite cold and we have experienced the lowest temperatures in 4 years. Last Tuesday morning, when it was -1, I raised the blinds so Eleanor could watch me take the dogs outside (she insists on watching every morning). When I raised the blinds, I saw something white on the window (see below). My first reaction as an epidemiologist was to think that some powdered chemical had seeped in through the windows and was collecting on our windows. So, like any good and curious epidemiologist concerned about chemical exposures, I touched it. :)
And....it was ICE! The condensation that collects on this part of our window (yes, I know, we need new windows) was actually frozen because the metal window conducted the cold outside air. Needless to say, later on that night, when I couldn't see Eleanor in her bed on the video monitor and rushed upstairs to find her, she was buried - head and all - under all her blankets and covers.
Last Saturday was not quite that cold - only about 20 degrees - so we went sledding!
Daddy and Eleanor walking through our neighborhood to reach the sledding hill.
Ready, set.....
...GO!!!!
Our little daredevil loved it.
No snow outing would be complete without a snowball fight! Adam taught her how to make and throw a snowball.
And if you teach Eleanor to make a snowball, she will want to bring it home.
And of course the only way to carry a snowball home is with one hand in your pocket. :)
