Schools were closed yesterday and are still closed today. Our first big storm has brought terrible driving conditions. Highway 75 was closed since Tuesday at 6pm until just now, Wednesday at 3pm. 21 hours is a long closure!
This is what we woke up to yesterday.
Fina just had to go outside right after breakfast to play. One of our neighbours joined her for a bit.
We had to leave for our outdoor playgroup after an hour. I was hoping to have lunch before going, but she did not want to come in. So I packed her lunch in a thermos and off we went.
Fina and her friend K stopping at the town nativity scene on our walk to our playgroup location.
Because of school being closed, we also got out some of our "older" crowd (I'm talking grades 1 and 2 here!) kids who only come to outdoor playgroup on school holidays. It is always lovely having them with us.
We went sledding for a long while and then ventured into the forest. The temperatures were mild (they are about to drop by 20 degrees celsius in the next few days) and the kids had a great time.
Fina is the only one with a bare head. (Second on the left)
Into the forest
The "tree fort" as they call it.
I am so grateful to have a group of people around me who value this kind of unstructured, outdoor play in such weather!
When we came home, Fina and the same K did not want to come in yet. They stayed out until 7:30 digging tunnels and caves in the snow pile in our parking lot.
Fina climbing through her tunnel.
Fina spent 9.5 hours outside. Incredible!
This morning, look at our birdfeeder. Fina is so happy that there is a little roof to shelter the birds. We haven't seen any birds yet, but we know the will come! The schools are still closed and so is the highway. But things seem to be calming down now.
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