The crazy snowstorm that started on Sunday has caused school to be closed all week. We've enjoyed having unrushed mornings and lots of extra play time. But, I don't like being trapped in the house and knowing that the roads are a mess. I really would like to take a trip to the store and stock up on some things. :) It also makes me sad that all of these days will probably mean that Ben is in school longer at the end of the year. Hopefully the rest of the winter will have mild weather.   The following photos are a few things that have kept us busy on our snow days.     On Monday, no travel was allowed, so Curt worked from home. Curt loves to do the boiling water trick when the weather is cold enough. I tried to take a picture through the window, but it's hard to see with the screen in the way. Curt had a cup of boiling water and threw it up in the air...it immediately froze (that's the big white cloud in the photo).  One night we made homemade pretzels t...

 On January 4th, Lucy turned 2! She had fun opening her presents, playing with her new stuff, and eating cake. It has been so fun to see her personality really emerge over the last year. She talks non-stop and keeps us laughing. She can be really stubborn, but her sweet side helps us deal with that better. I cannot imagine life without our sweet smiley Lucy.  :) Ben is such a good big brother to her. They love to play together. The few extra "snow days" off of school this week have really given them a good amount of time to play. She really does miss him when he is at school all day. There are also times that she drives him a little crazy, but what little sister doesn't? :) He wanted to make decorations for her birthday and worked hard drawing her a Princess Peach and Princess Daisy (from Super Mario). I wrote out letters for him that said, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY LUCY" and he colored those in. He was so proud to see them hanging up on the wall and Lucy LOVED it!...