And Then it Snowed More...

The past two weeks were ones for the record books. Twenty-one inches of snow, power outage, 7 missed days of school. We did legos, puzzles, sticker books. Put on snow gear, shedded, warmed up and did it all over again.

It was beautiful and a break from the bustle, but everyone is ready to return to the norm!

It's snowing...and snowing...then freezing.

As the Super Bowl began, flakes started dropping outside.  By late evening, they were sticking.  The early morning brought notice of no school and when two kids awoke, they were delighted to find 7 inches of snow all around. 

Sadly it was not the best snow for making snowmen, but it was great for snow angels, swimming and endless slides.  There was a lot of donning the snow gear, venturing outside, and then coming back to set it by the fire.  Puzzles were done, pictures were colored, and movies were watched.  This was followed by cooler temps the next day but more of the same fun.  They are both ready to head back to school, but these last few days were pretty spectacular.

Leaving it all on the Mat

Earlier this year, Jack started wrestling.  He was the smallest and nearly the youngest.  The first day he announced his favorite food was bacon (which it is not) and proceeded to tackle a kid twice his size during warm-up. Then once he discovered wrestling practice involved learning skills, he became a bit disgruntled.  It took some extensive dedication from Dad, who learned just as much about wresting as Jack, but it all clicked. 

This weekend, Jack went in for his first tournament.  He weighed in at 36.1 and was in the second smallest weight class.  Then he ended up the very first match, where he clearly had no idea what was going on.  Let's say it ended quickly.  With a bit of watching older kids, Jack came into his second match with a vengenance.  He came out of takedown and pinned his opponent in 1.25.  The smiles on his face were one of those parenting moments that will go down for us as the best.  He shook hands and wanted only one thing - to run across the mat and hug his dad. 

It got even better when he discovered medals were involved.  That 2nd place medal is hanging with pride.