I’m playing catch up here whenever I get a moment. So today, as we are in the midst of a snowstorm, I declared it a no lesson day as school was apparently cancelled. We are chilling (no pun really intended and it’s nice and cozy in here), watching a bit of tv, putting together a puzzle of flags of the world, and we already went out and played in the snow and hung the pine cone feeders. These posts will come soon to show the snow fun and feeders.

In order to make the pine cone feeders we needed to collect the cones first. We went to a great park just under one of the bridges and found a great many cones. The boys and I went with a friend of mine and her two kids that are great friends with boys. They always find fun and interesting things to do. This time they created an imaginary fort inside the big pine trees and chestnuts. The boys have been intrigued with chestnuts for since I can recall.

X used the hat I knit him to collect his chestnuts. It was stretching from the weight!

When we got home the boys wanted to plant their nuts in the backyard. We marked them each so we remember where they are and can check on them after the snow. It’s gonna be a long wait if today is a sign of what this winter has in store: malls closed, highways backed up for miles.

Our day at the park was wonderful. The weather was a bit cool, but just enough to sport a vest. The breeze was fresh and smelled like the ocean and fresh fallen leaves. Great memories!