Snow Day!

THE possibility of being snowed in by a forecasted mega-snow caused many schools and businesses to close early or not open at all today. The New Family Mom's employer opted for the latter and let its people work from home.

Ooooh, the anticipation! The excitement! A snow day, a day where, when you were a child, you got to do something different than the ordinary, everyday, boring routine. No matter how much you loved school, the excitement and possibility afforded by a day off, a chance to do something different, was always tantalizing. What was too much snow for the adults was just enough snow for fun for kids.

Snowmageddon is on its way!

The Twins are too young yet for sledding down hills, skating on ponds, or venturing out in cold weather for extended periods, but just the right age for extra-special attention.

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Mom cuddles her Buggy on a snow day.

On lunch, Mom snatched up the New Family children willy-nilly for huggy-lovey. It was a snatch, hug, giggle, nuzzle, and kiss fest.

Dad's job was child care while Mom worked. Here he was to keep Bugaboo's face from impacting the table edge. He failed, but only because Bug was so determined to explore the contents of the table top.

Bugaboo reassess the situation.

Bug does a cost benefit analysis of further reaching-for-table-top-object actions versus possibly more face pain. She decides to move on.

"Let's inspect these diapers. I see some non compliant examples."

Taking a cue from Mom while she works, Liesel plays pretend and gets into character. She pretends to be a surveyor, a healthcare facility auditor.

"[Do] You really think this meets accreditation standards?"

"I'll need to increase my sample population by one more."

"Oops! Heh heh? Pretend time is over. Remember how much you love me!"

"So I am outta here now. Bye!"

The hallway above is a race track for the Twins to traverse back and forth. They love going from end to end and being amazed at what they find there.

Buggy's rear end slides out from underneath her.

There is a slight S curve they have to negotiate which causes speeders to sometimes lose control. Open doors to other rooms also occasionally distract crawlers from their destination.

Having arrived safely, Buddy greets her.

Buddy loves his new bouncer. Not only is it not pink, but it has a much higher bounce height.

EJ shows off his budding teeth.

Inspecting the bouncer for frayed tethers.

Babbling at each other.

"Walking" on her knees toward a toy...

...and falling over.

The Thudguard has proven its worth many times over. Above, Liesel's head would've otherwise hit the the bouncer frame.

Tuckered boy needs a nap.

Liesel shows off her two toofers during dinner.

Someone needs to tell Dad play time is over. Off to bed now.