Icy Weather, Take Three

It has been an unusually cold and wet winter for the Houston area.  School had already been cancelled twice for icy road conditions and we thought we might get a third day off.  Alex looked out the window and saw this and started celebrating...but unfortunately for him, this time the roads didn't ice up so school went on as scheduled.

 We did spend some time enjoyed the frozen yard on the way to the bus stop.

 

So much for spring!

We never did see snow but the freezing rain collected on everything outside.

The kids loved attacking the ice with their umbrellas.

 

 A little fun on the frozen playground, then the kids were off to school.

Casey didn't waste much time finding the best seat in the house!

Ben finally hit a big milestone - reading a chapter book BY CHOICE!  It was a Ready Freddy and apparently funny enough to keep his interest.  He has even asked to stay up reading after bedtime.  Um, YES!!!

He also loves his puppy!  And Casey loves the boys, too.  She has even started checking out their doors first thing in the morning to see if they're awake yet.  If there is any noise or light, she noses her way in to say good morning.