Winter wonderland

Saturday was a beautiful day. It was a little difficult to feel housebound after a few days of Zeke being a little under the weather, but it turned out to be such a wonderful day. The snow was lovely as it fell and lasted much longer than any other snow flurry we have had this winter or in the past few years. No serious harm from the cold and the three of us had a good day at home. I felt very lucky at the end of the day, so happy for the life we have together.

We stayed inside for most of the day and I spent some time in my new favorite room -- the laundry room. (We recently gave it an update with a new laundry sink, tankless water heater and lots of new racks and shelves and cubbies and drying space.) It can be surprisingly relaxing to get loads of laundry done and hang it to dry. We also did some cleaning and baking, as you can see below. We did take some time to play, though, and even headed outside to let the snow fall on us. Zeke was so cute in his coat, mitten and cords -- I could have eaten him up! I was amazed that Aaron was able to get Zeke to put on AND keep on mittens: Zeke did it after seeing Aaron put on his gloves.

Here are some of the photos. You can see: Zeke trying to figure out what to make of the snow, Maggie eating snow, taking a walk, Zeke clearing off Daddy's car, Zeke shoveling snow, our house in the snow, and a shy Zeke snuggling up to me when a neighbor said hello. And, finally, at the end, our reward for braving the "harsh" weather: hot cocoa (not from mix!) for us, soy milk cocoa for Zeke, and my first attempt at baking bread in years.