Jack acquired a taste for hot chocolate this winter -- perfect for the days when the winter weather makes his cheeks red and cold ....
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We haven't had a lot of snow this season (or so it seems anyway), so the kids have taken full advantage of it whenever they could; sledding, shoveling and making snowmen.
Our neighbor joined in the fun with us one morning.
Jack was pretty proud of the masterpiece.
Sledding down the hill in the backyard on one of our five "snow days" that we have had already:
Even James got bundled up for some time outside:
Using his Tonka trucks in the snow:
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Gathering wood for our fire using the wheelbarrow that he got from Papa and Grammy for Christmas:
It has already gotten lots of use since Christmas and I think that Jack will find an excuse to use it year-round. Gathering twigs, yes. Gathering pine cones, yes. Picking up leaves, yes. Raking grass, yes. Anything and everything.
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The girls had to take in a "stocking stuffer" for their Christmas parties at school along with a stocking that had their name on it. The girls both opted to give their friends chapstick (a useful item!), so Sophia performed the diligent task of separating the chapsticks into a bag for the girls (pinks, purples, etc.) and one for the boys (soda flavors, blues, reds, etc.).
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I love puffer vests and I *may* have instilled that love in Samantha too!
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Jack craves the outdoors. Most mornings, he is dressed and outside by 8 am -- and really, he would be out there even earlier if I didn't insist on him having breakfast first. He moves wood, he shovels, he rides his bike. Everything that he does is physical and he LOVES it.
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She designed her own poster and slogan:
And then I helped her make it come to fruition using craft supplies that he had in my closet (well, I did purchase the poster board in town):
Such a fun thing for us to do together. Even though she didn't win, we talked about how hard she worked and how excited she was to be able to make it into the top 2 for 3rd grade class president!
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Jack is now my helper at home when it is time to put stickers on my students' papers. He loves this job and takes his role seriously ... just like the girls did when they used to be my special helpers.
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On the day that Samantha had her election at school for class president, Sophia decided that she wanted to dress up too:
When her kindergarten teacher asked her why she was all dressed up, she quickly replied, "because Sam is running for class president!" I'm not sure that Sam had a better advocate and supporter than her younger sister.
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One of our neighbors got a little bunny and brought it over to show us. The kids were all so excited to meet Hazelnut, but the happiest one might just possibly have been Jack.
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My boys. They really love each other and I can't wait to watch them grow up to be the very best of friends.
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