I’ve had Dreams like this….

I’ve had dreams like this! Really,  I have!  I love having a little boy that adores his father and wants to be exactly like him.  I love that my husband’s DNA was a little more aggressive than mine, giving me an exact replica of Nate.  One Nathan walking around on this planet is just NOT enough! The girl Miles chooses to marry (someday in the very, Very, VERY distant future) will be a lucky girl.  Been there – LOVE that!

Anyway, as I get all chatty blogging in front of the fireplace, sipping on hot chocolate -- my boys are playing in the 2 inches of snow we got last night.  Miles (see previous post) has been impatiently waiting for snow.  It should be no surprise that waking up to a little fluff this morning was the best thing since Christmas morning!!

I remember snow days when I was little. My mom could look out the window and see us moving around as small blobs of brightly colored winter clothing at the sledding hill across the street.  I, too, have that eye-level view of my family playing in the now – from a 3rd floor apartment.

Here’s the view from my living room.

You don’t know where I’m looking?  Oh, here – let me zoom in!

Ha…Because I know that most of you reading this live in Iowa, I know that most of you are still confused. Where’s the sledding hill? The park? The ditch, backyard, anything?! What are you looking at??

Here – let me get a little closer yet!

Yes… now you are getting it!  I am trying to get your attention to the roof parking lot across the street.  That little black and orange blob is Miles! They plow the parking lots and pile up the snow in the corners of the lot.  That’s where the boys were able to find enough snow to play with.

And by play with, I  mean throwing snowballs, building snow castles, and making urban snowmen.  We define the urban snowman as small human-esque figure comprised of three snowballs, no more than 18 inches in total height. Also, the urban snowman can be found firmly planted on a variety of foundations, including, but not limited to sidewalks, park benches, street curbs, parking lot curbs, or speed humps.

Here’s another look…. zooming way, way in!

That’s Nate in black and Miles in orange :)

Ah, how I love my boys!

I should really hurry and finish this up before they get back and want their own mugs of hot chocolate :) Thanks so much for tuning into my last-day-of-vacation thoughts as I take in a few moments of silence.

Oops! Too late!

Ah… a mother’s work is never done!

Counting my blessings!