February 2021

Warmer weather means time to take the bikes out!

We have a lot of snow, so the piles could be built onto all sorts of things. 

Matthew did a lot of biking, and was able to bike our property loop in the snow, including the hill. Which is not easy. 

Evelyn did her hair!!

Melanie often joined me for my daily walk. Unless she had plans for something else fun with the kids, in which case I was on my own.

Hammocks became a rage. I have a few less sheets now, as they tended to tear after a while. 

Daniel still has one up and does his school work in it.  Except, hopefully, his writing. 

Spring prep. 

Thankfully they eventually left their mattresses on their beds.

Snow creates endless possibilities.  

Cruising down the hill. 

Jennifer enjoyed a quiet skate.

Sledding fun.

Snowplow.  Looks like a small copy of the go-cart version. 

Melanie designed her own board game, and even made a bag to keep all the pieces in.

She got her siblings to help make it and play it. She has a knack for making up rules for games.  Board game designer=future career? 

Taking her turn at plowing.  Watch out for blisters because the lever for pulling up the plow is pretty stiff. 

And now for an Argo.

Matthew really has been doing a lot of lego technic vehicle designing this winter!

Snack time. Then they get forced outside for fresh air and exercise. 

It was a lot of work plowing after this snow fall!

Look at all the snow! For our typical Ontario winters, this is certainly a good amount!

Melanie tried out her snowshoes in the snowdrift...not sure that they helped at all.

Melanie made a little quilt  to cover her night table. Cozy!

Fancy hair.

Chickens will dig out scraps in the snow but that doesn't mean they like to. 

Giddy up.

Hand sewing the binding after free motion quilting it.

Could you not read that somewhere more convenient? After all, you have blocked off the other side with your pile of cartons and books.

Forts are fun.

It was the kids turn to plow. Another big snowfall!

A new sliding hill, involving a steep run and a jump. 

Matthew has a bedroom downstairs that flooded when the snow was thawing a few winters ago. I added height to the ground by the wall to slope it away,  but Matthew decided it would be good to make sure we didn't have a big puddle on the other side of the house either. He did a great job opening up a waterway. 

He tried out our snowshoes. 

And he enjoyed his first payday for our egg business. He gets $2 a dozen. It adds up, and it is doing work he already has to do anyways. Not bad. (No he's not so happy he is crying, he just does not sit and pose.)