Weather changes
In Saint Louis, the weather is predictably unpredictable. Two weekends ago, we celebrated the sunny 70 degree temperature with much playing outside: taking walks, running in the backyard, riding the big wheel, and chalking the front walk. Raina initially drew snowmen (a big white blob) and then decided to make a blue elephant blocking the snowmen (now a big blue blob).
She also completely covered herself in chalk, as these pictures indicate. Blue marked her forehead, both hands, all down the front of her shirt, and the knees/thighs of her pants. She was shocked when we made her remove her clothes and take a bath.
Multiple days later, she refers to the snowmen behind the elephant.
Two days later, a blizzard hit Saint Louis, dumping over a foot of snow in our area. The entire
city shut down. We had to shovel the driveway to get the car out of the garage and then, 10 minutes later, shovel the driveway to get the car back in the garage. There was a lot of snow. Raina found it frightening and fascinating all at the same time, which was a rather universal pairing for the Whomptons. We shoveled and played and threw snowballs and stomped around and then declared ourselves sick of the cold and ready for hot chocolate. Raina was hesitant to have some cocoa, but then relented when she saw that everyone else was drinking it. Here's Raina after consuming her first mini-mug of cocoa. Check out the moustache!
She also completely covered herself in chalk, as these pictures indicate. Blue marked her forehead, both hands, all down the front of her shirt, and the knees/thighs of her pants. She was shocked when we made her remove her clothes and take a bath.
Multiple days later, she refers to the snowmen behind the elephant.
Two days later, a blizzard hit Saint Louis, dumping over a foot of snow in our area. The entire
city shut down. We had to shovel the driveway to get the car out of the garage and then, 10 minutes later, shovel the driveway to get the car back in the garage. There was a lot of snow. Raina found it frightening and fascinating all at the same time, which was a rather universal pairing for the Whomptons. We shoveled and played and threw snowballs and stomped around and then declared ourselves sick of the cold and ready for hot chocolate. Raina was hesitant to have some cocoa, but then relented when she saw that everyone else was drinking it. Here's Raina after consuming her first mini-mug of cocoa. Check out the moustache!
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