First Snow and More

It's been a very busy week here in the Barber house. Mommy had a big meeting at work (which went extremely well, by the way), Daddy is studying hard for his exam and wrapping up a paper for his seminar, and the boys were super excited about the first snowfall. They happily started campaigning to go outside and play despite their runny noses, which led to the lovely task of sorting through all of the winter gear to see whose boots still fit and whose don't, which mittens have matches and which don't, and which hat would actually fit on Morgan's ginormous (but very cute) noggin. It was fun to see Morgan's reaction to the snow since I'm not sure he remembered much from last winter.

We then got to enjoy a great weekend with Grandpa Michael and Grandmanette. Jacoby and I took a trip in to Denver with Grandpa Michael and enjoyed a little one-on-one time with each other. We took Granmanette to the library and park for some activity. The boys have been cooped up this week with colds, so they were a bit wild and unruly over the weekend. This made for an interesting informal family picture session we had planned with Grandpa Michael. The words "circus" and " total mayhem" aptly described this experiment in trying to get the boys to cooperate.

I am looking forward to much quieter days, getting ready for the holidays, and enjoying time with my boys. I've got some reading to do on Jacoby's latest diagnosis (Eosinophilic Esophagitis or EE) so that we're ready for what lies ahead, and Justin's found some interesting articles on children who have chronic illnesses. But most of all, we're really looking forward to getting Daddy finished with his first exam so he can enjoy some of the holidays as well. Have a great week everyone!

Watching the snow fall outside

Morgan watching the snowflakes on his mittens

Enjoying the snow

Venturing out into the snow for the first time this season

Racing cars with Grandpa Michael

Reading with Grandmanette

Grandma hugs are the best!