January 6: Special Day...Change of Plans

Thursdays are designated as the day to do something special.  I was coming up short on ideas when I thought about bringing the boys to Seth's bowling practice, meeting the kids on the team, and bowling a bit.  I had it all set up with Seth that we'd meet him at the bowling alley after school.  I hadn't told the kids what the plan was because sometimes Koen decides in advance that he'd rather not do something and then of course Ty follows suit.   

Ty said he was sad,
but he really just didn't want to wear mittens.

Then it snowed all day, and at the time school was getting out it was looking pretty bad.  Rather than go out unnecessarily, Seth and I agreed that I'd take the boys to practice on another day.  So, what else to do except go out and play in the snow?  We actually started out shovelling and ended up playing.  Ty got cold after about 10 minutes, so we took all the snow gear off and he went in, and then he wanted to get everything back on and come out again.  Next, Koen was ready to go inside, but at that time our neighbor girls came out to play, so he stayed out a bit longer.  All told, the driveway got shoveled, boys burned off some pent-up energy, and we all got some fresh air.  Perfect.



Pausing for a little snack...his shovel made the perfect spoon!





Koen was actually quite helpful!