Yesterday was Ryan’s birthday!  He tried so hard to get home for our little family party, but it took him 2 1/2 agonizing hours to navigate traffic in the blizzard we were having!  We made the most of our shortened party and Ryan built a great fire in our fireplace.  ”Happy Birthday” is Siena’s all-time favorite song and she just has to help blow out the candles!

And one purple balloon just for Siena!

We even broke out the “Bob and Larry” (VeggieTales) birthday masks!…

The snow made for a ton of fun for Siena and myself today!  Our Siena could live outside, I think.  There’s nothing she loves more than playing outside - no matter the weather!  This mommy loves it too!  There’s nothing better to bring out your inner-kid like making snow angels all over the backyard!

Armed with her bucket and shovel and ladybug sunglasses…

Mommy gets in some good exercise pulling Siena on her sled!

The snow is too dry for a good snowman, but we did our best with our little red bucket and some dead flowers…  (He looks like a marshmallow snowman!  Yum!)

This slide is a year-round toy…who knew?

Time to go in for some hot cocoa!  (or “hot juice” as Siena calls it!)