Wednesday, January 05, 2011

Better than warm

It pains me to report that our less-than-faithful-Honda-Odyssey is still stranded at the less-than-satisfactory-repair-shop. While I generally enjoy being a one car family, at the moment it is less-than-convenient.

To add to the drama, our heat pump is now behaving extremely suspiciously. Aw, heat? Who cares? After all, this is steamy St. George!

Except...

Snow! We woke up a couple mornings ago to a blanket of white. Despite the fact that their regular coats and boots were kidnapped by the mini-van, the girls managed to scrounge together plenty of gear, no matter how mismatched. Not surprisingly, it took a full forty-five minutes of assembling for a scant fifteen minutes of play!

Talia was so excited by the sight of snow that she asked, "Is today Christmas?" Apparently the two go mitten in mitten.

Brooklyn couldn't decide whether her gloves should match Mom's red hat or her pink rain boots, so she compromised with one of each.

Eli, on the other hand, was extremely stylish in his new snow suit.

Unfortunately, he couldn't move at all with so many bulky layers.
Help!!!

And timber!

Freed from his snowsuit and even his pants, Eli was much more agile indoors. (His sisters helped pick out the ensemble.)

Look who's walking!

3 comments:

Aunt Callie said...

TOOOOO CUTE! I miss snow, too! Tell Eli to start walking towards New Zealand so I can snuggle him close. The girls looked right at home in their white wonderland. Very thoughtful compromise, Brooklyn. Good luck with the mini-van...I hear there is a cute little VW bug sitting lonely in Anacortes if it ever would be helpful...

Julie L said...

I saw another post about the snow in St. George. It didn't quite make it up here and we're still stuck in cold and yuck air. I laughed and laughed at poor little Eli in that snowsuit. What a cutie! And congrats on having another walking child!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful photos and fun commentary. Bless Eli! He appears to be dressed for success as an astronaut.
Sorry to hear about your heat pump. In the misery loves company category, I can report that my radiator in this old Powell Hotel room does not work. The good news is the forecast is for a low of 42 degrees here in San Francisco tonight. So, I suggest you merely call the front desk and ask for a space heater! Keep smiling!