Snow Shovelers

As we were getting packed and ready to go to Tucson on vacation, we got a little bit of a snow storm. The boys were excited to get to go outside and help Daddy shovel. The snow was really wet and slushy, so Joe wanted to be sure to get it off the driveway before it decided to freeze into solid ice.

Jacob is really getting the hang of helping Daddy shovel snow. He totally understands that the objective is to move the snow from the pavement to the grass.

Ephraim gets the shoveling part... but he doesn't quite have the understanding and motor skills to get the snow off the pavement. More often than not he ends up shoveling the snow onto other parts of the driveway.

I am sure that in no time Ephraim will be just as proficient as Jacob. Then Joe will really have a shoveling team and will get the driveway cleared in no time. Anyone who knows Joe, knows that he has a bit of an obsession about keeping our driveway clean and dry. I don't mind it too much because then I don't have to worry about sliding or falling down.

Apparently all the shoveling made Jacob a bit tired. When we went in his room this evening to turn off his little Christmas tree, here is how Joe and I found him.

Can you believe he is fast asleep on his bed like this? What a silly boy!

You can also see a little bit from this picture that Joe got the edging done on the boys wall and we finally got the bed moved back. So now Jacob has a fabulous blue wall in his room and I absolutely LOVE it!