Warm Winter Walks

This past week has warmed up some.  There is still some snow of course (it probably won't fully disappear until April or so), and that Lo still gets plenty bundled before we head out, but it is not so cold anymore that we get frozen eyelashes and nose tips within minutes of being outdoors, so that's a plus.  That Lo likes to play with the neighbors' yard ornaments.  Hope they don't mind. 

 I like how the snowbanks on either side of the sidewalk make a bumper/wall of sorts, so that Lo cannot run anywhere but on the sidewalk.  Helps me keep an eye on him.  And once when we went walking, we brought a ball to kick along the sidewalk.  The "snow bumpers" kept the ball from getting kicked too far out of range. 

Christmas decorations up in mid-February?  Sure!  Our neighbors across the street still have a lighted Christmas tree up on their porch too.  I noticed this phenomenon in Canada as well; in climates where snow persists for months after Christmas, people tend to keep their lights and holiday decor up longer--I suppose because we all need something to cheer us up amid all the whiteness.

As requested: Behold The Walker

It was brought to my attention we haven't really posted a video of our precocious Little Toddler.  I suppose I never felt like we had any "good videos," since all our videos of him toddling around happen to also show our messy house, or me wearing nothing but my unmentionables, or whatnot.  So I just decided to forget about my shame in the name of sharing that Lo's cuteness with the world:  Behold the walking.  And notice him carrying stuff.  I'll have to get some better videos up here someday.  Wish I knew how to edit videos.  That might be helpful for future posting needs. Oh, and when I mention the obstacle course in the video, that was just refering to the way the table legs stick out clear to the opposite wall, so every time Lo walks past he has to weave his head around funnily.  Good times.