girls' day in

it's just madi and i for most of the day today... kelvin took cole to levi's to do some work on the fourwheeler.

(not repairs, thank goodness... just wiring some stuff up.)

some of the things i was hoping to get done were to sort through the toy cabinet (to pack away the things they're "too old" for, rotate what's readily available, etc), start moving the stuff out of the spare room so we can start getting it ready for cole (yes, he's going to have his own room!) and do some general reorganizing and whatnot. i'm afraid i'm more ambitious in my mind than i am in real life... after 2 hours of sleep last night and NO energy left after taking madison outside, some of that's going to have to wait.

we got madi's boots and snowpants at the beginning of december, and i'm ashamed to say that she's not been in them until today!

not that she really minded, since she'd never played out in the snow before.
obviously, since she was fascinated by all the fluffy white stuff on the ground!

"brr, mama... tee-lleeee!!"
(that's her version of "chilly")

i had a wonderful little helper... yes, i used the shovel. it was only a skiff of snow, so it was light enough to not send me into a day's worth of intense braxton-hicks. our little princess pranced along side me, "helping" push snow. and she even stayed on the sidewalk and out of the road! i only had to tell her once to stay next to me.

now it's off to nap (madi for sure, maybe i'll sneak one in too...) while it's still nice and peaceful. i miss my boys, but it's really nice to have a little break too. every girl needs some alone time with her mommy; i'm looking forward to a few years from now when we can go to the mall or something on our girls' days!