What a miraculous day we've had here! Banner slept in just a tad (the past couple days he's woken up around 6:30am, so 7:00 was good this morning!). He was in a great mood all day. We spent some time at home relaxing and listening to and watching the rain fall most of the day. Around Banner's nap time, the rain turned into sleet and quickly hushed as it fell on our skylights as it turned to a blizzardy snow! It was magical! Sam and I loved the quiet to ourselves, and then we eagerly awaited Banner's nap to end so we could introduce him to the beautiful white snow that surrounded the house and continued to fall from the sky. It was so much fun watching him see it, touch it, explore it, feel it on his face. After only 5-10 minutes in it, it was time to get dressed for a night at Zaide's house. There, we played in the snow for a few more minutes, opened gifts, ate dinner, and played with cousins, aunts, and uncles. Banner's night ended with a fun green-colored bubble bath (literally, we blew bubbles).
Here's a peek into our day:
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| Backyard |
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| Front yard |
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| Opening the door to the magical winter wonderland |
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| Feeling and seeing the snow for the first time |
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| Walking in the snow with Mommy |
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| Daddy and Banner touching snow |
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| My baby's snowprints |
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| Daddy shook Banner off before coming in the house |
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| Cousin Colby in the snow |
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| Colby and Miles in the snow |
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| Colby & Banner |
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| Banner and Mommy |
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| Looking out the window at Zaide's house - love the reflection of his awe of the snow |
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| Uncle Jason and Colby |
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| Banner and Zaide |
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| Thanks, NaNa and Uncle Paul! |
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| Miles |
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| Colby |
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| Thanks, Zaide |
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| Colby thanking Zaide |
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| Thanks, Zaide! |
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| Banner thanking Zaide |
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| Thanks, Aunt Gayle, Uncle Jason, Miles, and Colby |
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| More from Zaide! |
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| Zaide opening his gift from the whole gang |
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| Handsome taking it easy |
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| Aunt Gayle playing with Banner after dinner |
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| Our little goofball - making all kinds of noises |
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| And having quite the lengthy conversation |
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| Banner and Colby |
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| Aunt Gayle & Banner |
