Kisses for baby sister

30 weeks down, 9 to go.  Chris is so affectionate with this belly - hugs, kisses, rubs, "good mornings" and "good nights."  Love it.  Yesterday, just before I left for work, he told my belly, "Bye, baby sister.  Have a good day with mom at work."

Uncle Eric James came to visit!

We got to play games...

and more games...

Uncle Eric James sure was a good sport - he played games and read books and colored and played Legos and even tucked Chris into bed one night.  After he left, Chris said, "I miss Uncle Eric.  I sure love him bunches and bunches."

Buried in snow!

Shoveling is hard work

With this kind of help shoveling the deck, the work only takes twice as long!

Deep snow

Well...the snow started falling about a day and a half ago and it's just now slowing down.  We're up to somewhere just shy of 2 feet of snow.  This is how deep the snow was on our deck yesterday before getting shoveled off.  Chris ate his weight in fresh snow and had a lot of fun "helping" dad to shovel.

First time skiing

Brian recently got to take Christopher skiing for the very first time.  He wasn't a fan of the ski boots and he got a little chilly out there, but he definitely liked the skiing.  Didn't get in too many runs this first time, but he had a great time and wants to go skiing again soon.

New hat

Thanks to Grandma Kozel for my new ear-warming winter hat!

Sledding

This was back in December, over Christmas break.  Chris got to do some sledding with Daddy.  He really loves being outside in the snow!