It's just not a real winter until you have built a snowman. During a recent weekend when conditions were perfect, we got to work creating our little snowmen.
Misha starts building a base while giving advice to Sebby.
Looking good!
I helped Sebby build his snowman while Misha ran inside to get a few carrots. Actually, one carrot cut in half the long way. :)
Ta da!
Misha gave his snowman a "sword," for self-defence against kids who might wish to knock the snowman over.
Our apartment building. If you look closely, you can see our second-floor window open with Josh peeking out.
Sebby is all bundled up, ready to go outside.
Father and sons out for a stroll (with mother lagging behind with the camera). This was several weeks ago when we didn't even have any snow!
Of course, much of the winter season is enjoyed indoors. Thus, I bring you the "indoor installment" of photos from the past several weeks:
Misha, as always, loves any kind of project. Here, he's creating a secret code. After this, we found little scraps of paper around the house written in his code.
We also drew our own jungle puzzle on the back of real one.
We spend lots of time reading books. Here, Misha is reading a book in Russian about colors to our friend Alihan. Misha reads in Russian slowly but pretty well, thanks to the very phonetic alphabet that Russian has. He is also making amazing strides in reading in English - he is a master of Dr. Seuss, can successfully read various "leveled" books, and easily reads Frog and Toad - and now he is moving onto reading beginner chapter books like the Magic Treehouse series. We attribute much of his sudden acceleration in reading to Calvin and Hobbes - we often find him pouring over the comics in his room.
Sebby has the same thirst for books. He often brings us books to read to him, and not only at bedtime.
Time for some play-dough.
To get out of the house, we went to a play-area in a mall with friends. Misha and Sebby loved riding this horse. Reminiscent of Sue and Ed's house, I think!
Sebby and Alihan on the choo-choo.
Back home - three kids squeezing into the storage spots.
The three musketeers?
Cleaning the house is an endless task ... but at least the kids pitch in.
Cooking - another endless task. We keep cranking out the uchpuchmakis (pictured), gan fan, pancakes, cookies, and brownies. :)
Another fun project - cardboard ramps for the boys' many cars.
We're all enjoying the guitar. Sebby gives us a concert, singing his favorite Russian holiday song with his improvised strumming.
Last but not least, an all-season favorite: bubble baths.
1 comment:
Fun in the snow! The meat pies look like they will be yummy. And I see a tortoise in the puzzle--or else it's a UFO.... -mom
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