Snow Day Fun?

Today I found myself on the flip side of the snow day coin: the parent side. Caroline was supposed to go to her preschool this morning, but with 2-5 inches of snow predicted for central Virginia, school was cancelled. As a teacher, days like this filled me with glee. As a parent, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little disappointed to lose my 3 hours of free time. Paul also took my car since investment bankers (and the business world in general) don't "do" snow days, so we were trapped inside all day with no means to leave.

So, what to do with lots of free time and no free access to the outside world? Well, first I made the executive decision to remain in pjs for day. That was easy :)

Next, time to get creative! First I borrowed an idea out of a parenting magazine to turn a big cardboard box into a shape sorter. BIG hit. 45 minutes of occupied time.
After that, Caroline "helped" me make the cookies for our cookie exchange tomorrow. I really hope it doesn't get cancelled because I don't know what I'll do with the bajillion cookies in my kitchen otherwise.
After baking, it was lunch time. A little mac and cheese and canteloupe and our bellies were full and ready for naptime! A nice long snooze was the perfect way to kill some time on this snowy day. Mommy happily participated in this activity. :)

After naps, we had playdough time, made even more cookies, watched a little TV, and then watched our neighbors play in the snow from our front window (luckily for me, Caroline showed no interest in playing outside today).

By about 4pm, I was out of ideas and Caroline was out of patience. Luckily, that's when Daddy called to announce he was coming home! Yay! Caroline was thrilled to see her Daddy home so early in the day and Mommy was happy too - because she was officially off duty!!

Homemade shape sorter


Making cookies is the best!



As you might imagine, Isabel and Frances are NOT fans of the snow!


Daddy's home!