hello friends!

What started out as a small blogging break,
quickly turned into a looooooooong holiday/crafty/lazy hiatus!
I've missed you!!!

Here's a little peek at my biggest distraction...

Yes, it's a sweater! {My first sweater, FYI.} AND, it was knit on size 4 needles. I can't even begin to explain how much time I've obsessively devoted this project. {It's my biggest excuse for not blogging.}

Anyway, the children are back at school this week. {It's been so busy, I've barely taken any pictures!} Busy AND cold. Today is warmer, but below zero weather kept us cooped up inside for most of the week.

Since we couldn't go outside to play in the fresh snow, we brought the snow inside!

I'd seen this on other blogs, and had always thought,
Bringing tubs of snow inside is cute and all, but it's not for us tough Montanans.
If real Montana kids want to play in the snow, they get bundled up and go OUTSIDE!

Anyway, playing with snow inside turned out to be a HUGE hit!

In hindsight, I should have filled bigger tubs,
but I had no idea that EVERYONE would want to get in on the action!

As a solution, the children ended up scooping the snow
onto their own trays.

Overall, it was a delightfully wet and wild experience.
{Thankfully, most of the kids chipped in on the mop-up!}

Happy Friday, everyone!
Enjoy your weekend! Here's where I'll be! :)