A White Valentine Weekend

The snow was so beautiful this past weekend! I still can't believe that we got 8.6". When the snow started falling on Friday afternoon, I immediately took Mason out to play because I had my doubts about whether or not it would still be around on Saturday.





It started to accumulate almost immediately and by that evening our yard was transformed into a beautiful winter wonderland. We had a great time on Saturday alternately playing in the snow, coming inside to get warm, and going back out for more playing.



Graem's truck was snowed in...



As was Mason's truck...



The little white dog was not a fan of the fluffy white stuff. She literally leapt into my arms and though you cannot tell in this picture, she was shivering uncontrollably. So much for having descended from the West Highlands of Scotland...this puppy is southern!



She was happy to find a patch of dry ground.



Roper is 7 months old today, which means Mason is 29 months old today. I actually took Roper to the doctor last week in a moment of paranoia desperation. He has been sleeping through the night since he was 9 weeks old. All of a sudden, he started waking up every 3 hours during the night last week. There had to be a reason for it, right? I had a sneaking suspicion that it was another ear infection. I shared my diagnosis with the pediatrician.

Ped: Has he been coughing?
Me: No.
Ped: Runny nose, sneezing?
Me: No and no.
Ped: Irritable?
Me: No.

Couldn't the pediatrician tell that I just wanted him to sleep again? His ears were perfectly clear. He was perfectly healthy. Turns out it must have just been a growth spurt, because when he was weighed at his 6-month check-up on 1/22, he was 19.5 lbs. Less than 3 weeks later, he weighed in at 21.4 lbs. And thank goodness he is back to sleeping all night again!

In closing, here is a Valentine hug from Roper...



And a big kiss from Mason!



(Thank you, Bebe, for the wax lips. We had quite a bit of fun with them!)