October Snow

Last weekend we had an early snowfall - Sunday morning we woke up to almost a foot of snow! It felt like we should be playing holiday music and putting up Christmas decorations, but then we realized that we hadn't even celebrated Halloween yet! Rachel was excited by the snow and wanted to go outside and play. She did very well considering the snow was almost up to her waist. Carson was not as happy with the snow since it impeded his walking and when he tried to crawl in it (after taking off his glove) he was very upset to discover how cold it was. He only lasted about 5 minutes outside, Rachel was out there much longer with Daddy making snow angels.

One of Rachel's favorite foods is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Its extra delicious when she gets to make it herself.

The rule at our house is that binkys (pacifiers) are only for sleep time and rest time. Until recently Rachel has been the only one able to sit still long enough to rest - Carson is in constant motion so he gets a binky only for nap time. Just recently we tried giving Carson a binky and told him it was for rest time. He walked right over to the pillow next to Rachel and layed down next to her. We could not believe our eyes, he actually lay still for almost a minute. I guess he has learned at least one good thing from his big sister.