Snow, Snow, and More Snow

Holy winter! We've gotten more snow over the past two weeks than we've had in years. I'm not sure why the Chinooks haven't been forthcoming, but we have over two feet in accumulation and the roads are a complete mess. That hasn't stopped the boys, however. If there's one thing I've learned from parenting boys, it's that they need to get outside, no matter the weather. Darreck's been pretty accommodating, including pulling Luke around on a sled for a "walk". Max has played outside every day after school this week, in spite of near zero temperatures.

However, things came to an abrupt halt for Max yesterday when he got sent home sick from school. He was acting fine in the morning, so we sent him thinking all was well. At noon, we got a call from the school secretary, and Max had a fever of 103. Here's the kicker: he didn't want to leave because he'd miss computer lab! Darreck had to go to the school and haul his scrawny little butt out of there, and it took me promising him an hour of computer time at home for him to quit whining. He never did act sick; he was just warm. He's completely better today, but we still kept him home from school for the just in case. He's so bored he's going a little nutty, but he's liked spending some one-on-one time with me. I miss that little munchkin when he's gone all day! I think today proved he might miss me a little, too.

In other boy news, Jack has started sitting in the high chair for feeding and to play with toys. I think he appreciates getting to sit upright and stare at something other than the ceiling. He's also learned to roll over from his back to his front, and he's tantalizingly close to sitting up on his own. Any day now he's going to figure out crawling, and life as we know it will be over. Oh, and ignore his gross hair in the picture. We had to oil his head this morning to reduce his cradle cap. He always looks a little funny for a few days afterwards.

And Luke? Well, he's just plain old cute. Actually, he's making great progress with his speech. People kept assuring us that he would make really rapid gains after having his tubes placed, and six months later that prediction is coming to fruition. It's fun hearing what's happening in that crazy little head of his!