Winter for the Weekend

I complain alot to Matt about how terribly hot Florida is. I enjoy the heat, when it is supposed to be here, like in the summer, and that is all. I don't like to be suffocating all year long, especially in the winter. So, we decided now would be a fun time to go visit Matt's brother and his wife in Ohio. After experiencing single digit temperatures (and I only when outside about 3 times!!) I must say I am no longer a complainer!! Florida is wonderful!


We had a great trip visiting and watching the kids enjoy themselves. Nautica had a blast, she and Luke were a little too excited most of the time but we survived!


Noah was very loved by his cousins this weekend! They were so cute with him and wanted to hold and kiss him. Here is cute little Ben.

Out of 6 kids, Nautica was the only girl.
She certainly wasn't dissapointed. They were very sweet to play with her so well even though she was a bit younger AND a girl!


All she talked about on the airplane to Ohio was eating snow..so she got a bowl and scooped up the snow. But when she sat down to eat it she wasn't impressed! So, she fed it to her brother instead!

No wonder Luke has nightmares....


It only took Luke a few minutes outside (and a little "encouragement" from dad-see below) to realize that the snow was best viewed from inside! Noah and I agreed.

So, the kids were going back out to play in the snow and Luke had already been out and come back in because it was "freezing out there" but Matt, I guess looking for a little entertainment, opened the door and told Luke to go get Nautica. Did I mention he was in pants and a t-shirt, ONLY?
Yes, those are teeny tiny FOOTprints in the snow. He got all the way over to Nautica and then turned to Matt begging for some relief!! So, he came back in and was happy just watching out the window! Thanks dad!!

SNOW!

Although freezing the snow was really fun. There was maybe a foot on the ground when we got there and then it snowed some more while we were there. It's been a while since I've seen the snow falling, it was beautiful! Nautica absolutely loved playing outside in it and ended up being the last one to come inside, she played forever, which explains the clear drippage from her nose in almost every picture!