The cold snap snapped!

It's been -40 below lately (for over a week now) and we've been very cooped up in the house. Here are some photos of what we were up to. Maddie started swimming lessons (2 of which were canceled due to cold) and she was a bit timid at first and even cried a bit, but didn't want to leave by the end of the class. Her cousins, Dylan and Donaven are in the same class too! I found Madeline playing dentist as she was fixing Cookie Monster's "dank (rotten in Maddie's terms) teeth". Speaking of cookies, whenever I bake them I NEED to keep the light on in the stove so Abbie can watch and squeal with delight! And here are a few cute random post-bath time pictures (check out her chompers!) :)

So today it is only -2 below, but it's warm enough for Madeline and me to play outside in our unfinished "bear cave" while Abbie took a nap inside. We went for a short sled ride and watched our tarp lean to, which was covering our woodpile, collapse with the weight of the snow. Madeline was playing under it and got out just in time - she could've been crushed! Time for hot cocoa Maddie declared! So we're back inside for a break...