Cold and Frosty (er, Frozen!) December!

Yes, it's cold here! Most days it's quite frozen and icy outside. Not that I'm out there much to know about it, but it's often a white view out the window! Some days it thaws a bit when the sun shines but other times (like today) it stays white and looks bitterly cold. Benjamin was asking for summer this morning. The poor things are in the house a lot of the time, especially days like today where their noses are already streaming - not sure below freezing temperatures would benefit them!

But they do have fun indoors too, as seen in the above pic! Sitting on the stairs playing with teddy bears.

...while Clement likes to get up to mischief!

On Wednesday last week we went along with a group of other local homeschoolers for an afternoon in a forest about 7 miles north of here. I think they usually go there once a month and a man from the forestry commission comes and does various activities with the youngsters. It was quite good fun (even if it was very cold). We went on a walk along this path and eventually came to a loch - which was frozen over! Well, a thin layer of ice was across it. Unfortunately one of the little boys (thankfully not one of mine) fell into the icy water! He didn't seem to mind really! So we all headed back and made a "camp fire" and roasted smores! It was quite dark by the time we finished (as seen a couple of photos down).

Abigail, Benjamin and Peter as we were beginning the walk (children trying to eat sandwiches in pita bread while walking!).

Round the camp fire, though can't see any flames here!

All warm and cosy in his bear snowsuit.

Clement feeding himself. Some days it seems he's only happy if he's stuffing his face! He's always going across the floor in his baby walker with a biscuit or rice cake in one hand and crumbs and mess following him - or rolling back on top of the said crumbs! I'm just very glad that we've got lovely solid floors in this house - it would have been a real nightmare to have his messes on carpet!

Brothers playing together!

Cuddles too! :-)

Never seems possible to get a photo of the 3 of them all looking at me at the same time, but this one isn't toooo bad!

Isn't he big??!

And he's big too!

Another one with the 3 together, and they're all looking at me too! But not sure Clement wants to be held so tightly! ;-)

Playing with a wooden parking garage

which he thinks is lots of fun (tho it would be even better if his big brother hadn't taken all the cars away!).

Playing with his tongue

Feeding Clement some yoghurt - and not making a mess either!

But this occasion was different - they've both got yoghurt beards! LOL

My sweet little girl who doesn't seem very little! Holding her doll that I bought for her from eBay! My mom bought me the same doll for my first birthday and having seen some listed for sale, I just had to buy one for my daughter! :-)

Now, I was probably going to say more but since it's quite late already (or early!), I think I'll just leave it here with photos and think of something to say another time!