another round of snow

I know for those of you who are used to getting tons of snow in the winter, my complaining will seem wimpy. But, wow, this has been a long and much harder winter than St. Louis has seen in a while. It feels like it will never end.

Last week we had another round of snow...except this time it wasn't snow, it was raining ice. After 2 long days stuck in the house with a teething 1 year old I really could see the walls closing in. So Joe saved me from insanity by organizing a family walk in the ice and bitter cold. The fresh air was great for all of us and in spite of what the pictures show, Toby did have a great time and LOVES being outside...no matter what the weather. he wanted to walk on his own...and so it begins
then he would fall down on purpose and then lay on the ground--crazy kid, he must have really needed a break from the indoors!