Return to Inwood

Silas had a couple days off from school, so we made a brief visit to our Inwood friends.

And gave the kids a dose of winter.

Silas and Rosemary were thrilled by the snow and were outside multiple times each day.

Tess could take it or leave it.

Ulysses, Miranda, Silas and Rosemary hurled frozen snow in Inwood Hill Park.

In twelve degree weather, Silas and Quinn were the only ones at the Anne Loftus Playground.

Here's Silas joking around with some of the P.S. 278 gang -- Daichi and Teun.

Many more pictures from our trip (including indoor photos) are here.

Valentines

Valentine's Day did not go unnoticed in our house.

Silas wrote out valentines for all of his classmates.

Rosemary made this valentine for Grandma Charlotte -- because what grandma doesn't love the Incredible Hulk?

Rain

As you probably know, California is facing one of the most severe droughts on record, which may just be the new normal.

So when it rained today, I got the kids outside to enjoy it.

We raced origami boats...

 played in the drainpipes...

 and collected worms.

Silas built a "worm house" out of mud.

Tess did not want to go inside.