Winter Wonderful

Life in the winter time around here tends to slow down a bit.  We do our best to keep busy, but whether we like it or not, we are - more often than not - stuck indoors.  But as you might have guessed, we aren't the types to let a little snow and cold keep us from a good time.  Here are a few pics and videos of how Ava spends the blustery days of winter. (Some of these were taken with my phone so the quality is a little sub-par, but still pretty cute.)  Enjoy.

Tumbling is once again in full swing.  Always a hit with Ava, and more than a little entertaining for the parents.

The Museum of Nature and Science provides weekly doses of entertainment.  This first video is Ava doing a little impromptu dancing in the Discovery Zone.

The second video is what happens when I speak a little too soon.  The magic goes down at the 30 second mark.

 

Fortunately for me there's plenty to do at the museum that doesn't involve any danger of getting smacked in the face with a musical instrument.  There's block building...

 Piano playing...

And animals to gaze at.  (Most of whom aren't quite as, shall we say, animated as little Goldy here, but Ava has no idea what the term taxidermy means, and I'm not about to fill her in at the ripe old age of 2.)

Now you might think that things get boring on the days we're stuck at home, but boy would you be wrong. There are bubbles to blow...

Cookies to bake (and sample)...

Horses to tame...

Trampolines to bounce on, and bikes to ride...

And there's always something that needs fixing.

Add all of this to legos, play-doh, dolls, art projects, hide-and-seek, and the occasional rousing round of "Chase the Dog Around With a Big Stick While Laughing Like a Crazy Person" and I don't know how we have any time to sleep!

Hope your winter has been as warm and wonderful as ours.