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The end of October and First Snow

I haven't posted in over a week I apologize to my four or five readers. Tiffany had her baby, hooray! Joshua was born on October 25th. He is really cute and Daniel likes to hold him.

Daniel did not grasp the concept of Halloween and mom and dad have eaten most of his candy. He did allow me to take some pictures with his cousins but as you can see from his face he was none too pleased.


But today, it snowed! Daniel loves to go outside so I got us all bundled up (mostly to go out and save my rosemary from freezing to death), and took us outside. It did not go as planned. Daniel was too nervous to walk in the snow and did not want to touch, taste, smell, or sit in the snow. Nor did he want mom to touch the snow. Yet all those things did not deter his obsession to be outside. So we spent about 1/2 hour standing in the snow today.

Comments

mikeandash said…
I'm glad I have your blog address! Cute pictures. That is so funny that he stood in the snow for a half hour!
Josie said…
Congrats to Tiff! I guess your Dad is being rewarded for raising all you girls, bring on the grandsons huh?!
Megan said…
It was SO cold today! Yeah so Anna wanted to play in the snow today and I have no boots or snow pants for her. What a horrible mother I am. He looks pretty cute just chillin there - not touching the stuff though.
Cynthia said…
Tiffany's baby is adorable. I can't believe he already was dressed up for Halloween. She is on the ball.
And I am so with Daniel on the snow thing. I am really not into it either!

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