We Love Wednesdays

I am happy to report that we are in the midst of a quiet week (insert content *sigh*).  Luke got his turn at the head cold/cough that's been going around, so it's been nice to have extra time at home.

Snow Day
Last week's snow storm came on the perfect day: Friday, my day off:)  Everything on the calendar, including school, was cancelled and Brent decided the morning of to stay home as well.  It was a lot of heavy, wet snow...not my favorite part...but we had a relaxing day at home otherwise.  Brent and I even worked together (with Nora help...she loved being part of the team) putting up some shelves I'd gotten at IKEA the weekend before.

Our front door...
this was just snow that had blown and stuck,
I did not hit it with the snowblower.

Austin
Saturday, the day after the snow storm, Luke had a basketball tournament in Austin, MN (just 30 miles from Stewartville on the interstate).  The tournament was fun, the boys played 3 games, and took 3rd place.  Basketball season is the favorite sports season for our family (Brent and Luke would say football is their most fav, but, the most people in our family enjoy watching/playing/coaching basketball:))  It's hard to believe we're getting to the end of the season, as the Austin tournament was the second to last tournament of the season.  Anyway, I'm getting off topic.  The stand out blessing of the day to me was that my grandparents were able to make it to two games.  They live in Albert Lea, MN (just 20 miles on the other side of Austin on the interstate).  Thankfully the roads cleared enough for them to join us and we even got to have Culver's together before leaving town.  Such a nice addition to an already good day:)

Gymnastics
I learned last week that there is a preschool parent/child gymnastics class in Stewartville this spring.  I asked Nora if she would be interested and she loved the idea.  (I described it as jumping and doing fun stuff like you do on the big toy at the park;))  Class doesn't start till April, but I'm excited to check it out with Nora and to see what she thinks of it.  I have a feeling it will be a blast!

Sleeping Arrangements
The past few months, Nora had become a permanent fixture on Luke's bedroom floor overnight.  Last week, Luke told us and Nora that he wanted her to move back into her bedroom.  (I was very proud of our usually quiet boy for voicing his opinion.)  Of course, Nora did not like this news, but Brent did a great job making it a fun transition.  Nora has a trundle bed under her daybed, so he set up a space on the second mattress for her stuffed animals to have a sleepover.  Nora loved it:)  Thanks to Brent's creativity, the transition back to her bed has gone very well.  An added bonus to them sleeping in the own rooms is that Nora and Luke yell "goodnight" to each other from bed. It's very sweet to hear and Nora gets the biggest smile knowing she was remembered by her brother:)

Nora's sleepover buddies

And, this was just a sweet moment I captured...

They both love the piano and Luke is currently learning to play The Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel.  Nora likes to sing along while he plays and she's always fascinated by Luke practicing the piano.  She'd like to start her own lessons with Grandma Ruth when she turns 5:)