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| Kadin and I went outside to admire the Northern Lights. The white vapor is my breath in the cold air. |
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| More Northern Lights, aka Aurora Borealis. For the first time, it seemed as if Kadin could see the distant lights dancing in the sky and he pointed up at them and said his universal word for "what's that?" which is "Dah!" |
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| Fun photo editing to enhance the classic beauty of our hand-me-down wooden sled. |
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| I'm trying to teach him the main rule of snow-eating – Do not eat the yellow snow!! (So far, so good, although I'm watching out for him too.) |
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| Storytime at the library ends with a craft project (see next photo) and a bunch of kids playing with the new library's activity wall. Choo choo! |
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| This was one of the few times I tried to help Kadin with the craft project after storytime. Actually, what happened was that I made the snowman, despite Kadin's attempts to eat the styrofoam, tear the eyes off, and pull his head and arms off! We both had fun though... |
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| It was supposed to be a "napping" walk, but Kadin struggled out of the carrier, took his hat off, and was practically dancing in the streets! |
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| We got lots of snow this week. My poor moose is up to his antlers in it! |
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| Kadin and his brother Birch are happy to watch the chickadees from the window instead of going out in -10ºF weather. |
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| The next day was warmer, so we went for a little hike around our pond and within minutes of taking these photos, Kadin was fast asleep. |
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| Another favorite indoor activy of Kadin's is snacking on a bowl full of snow! I now have 10 snowballs in the freezer to pull out as snacks here and there. I've "spiked" them with juice, but so far, he actually prefers them plain. |
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| A musher with a small dog team passed us… Kadin was fascinated!! |
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| Dreaming of being out in the snow with his own dog team... |
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| Kadin is quite the little helper, helping me collect and split and stack the firewood. He also LOVES helping me get the woodstove going and watching the fire. |
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| Bathtime! |
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| The EMS Station's newest employee - the well-dressed janitor. |
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| Snuggle-time with his siblings, the doggies Rudder (left) and Rivet (right). |
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| Woo hoo! Blue tarp ball and fashion show! Super fun and Kadin was quite the charmer in his moment in the starlight. |
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| During the few hours of naptime each day, I've been working on getting a woodshed up. Brrr, it was -20ºF here, as I was finishing the roof. |
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| Hanging out at the Flying Squirrel Cafe.. Mama, can't I go outside and play?! |
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| One minute he's a rascally rabbit, the next, he's an adorable sleeping baby... |
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| Mmm, I love rice! |
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| Bummer it's a blurry photo, but we had a fun family evening playing at the playground downtown. |
