Snow Days

"Nearly all the best things that came to me in life have been unexpected, unplanned by me.” - Carl Sandburg

With three snow/ ice events already under our belts here in central North Carolina, we're learning to expect the unexpected!  This week, we enjoyed two and a half snow days -- somewhat tricky given the working parent / closed -preschool shuffle, but ultimately wonderful gifts of extra playtime with our girl. 

Planning snow day activities for a young toddler requires a bit of creativity!  This week we cooked together (we loved these yummy, healthy oatmeal cranberry cookies -- and Fi did a GREAT job standing on a chair next me, monitoring her spice jar & measuring cup!), visited our favorite museum's sanity-saving indoor playground (a Daddy-Daughter date while I attempted to get some work done), created lots of art, and eventually ventured outside:


Little Picasso

Showing Daddy what we made while perfecting her detached, artist look

Family Love



Decided to turn Fiona's obsession with babies into a snow day collage...which she promptly ripped to shreds two minutes after completing it!



After a long, icy walk through our neighborhood, Fiona ran around on our deck (the only place not covered in ice!) and found immense joy in playing with an old salad greens container.  Simple pleasures.