I never wanted to have a baby in the winter because I was sure I would go absolutely insane. Serious props to all you new moms out there who live in a cold climate. I just need to be outside as much as possible! I had Willow in July so we were in the full swing of summer. Beach days, all day, every day... soooo gooood! We moved to Manitoba from Nova Scotia when Willow was 3 months and we got outside as much as the weather would allow us. I am so lucky that Sawyer was born on the west coast this winter as it has been an amazingly mild and such a sunny one. I feel that if I was stuck inside all day I would be a wee bit nutty right about now. I can be having a really hard day and I take the kiddies to the beach or out for a walk for the afternoon and my mood is instantly lifted.
We are going to Manitoba to visit family soon and it will be interesting to see how Willow reacts to the cold. She has turned into a real softy and will complain about the tiniest gust of wind. She is in for a real surprise!
(I forgot to post this at the end of January, whoops)
I am always saying how we moved here at the worst time. Everything is shut down for the winter and everyone's summer homes sit here looking so sad. They just hang out and yearn for winter to be over and summer to begin so they have their owners fill them with love, laughter, warmth, and life. Yes, I am overly sensitive and get sad for abandoned homes, ghost towns, trees that sit all by themselves, fallen leaves (even though they look so pretty) etc, but let's not even get into that :p.
I really don't have much to complain about because we have been so busy with visitors and visiting. It's making this winter fly by! I love it. We still haven't met any friends here besides Les and Mark (Mark is moving though) but that's ok because our old friends are awesome and we get to hang out with them a lot!
My best friend Jaye came out here for a weekend and it was so nice to have girl time.
I took her to a house concert at a B&B close by. Have you ever been to a house concert? Talk about intimate. It's so nice that a local place hosts these four times a year. You bring your own booze, bring a snack to share and everyone cozes into the living room and listens to some awesome music. That night they were featuring Red Moon Road.
They are a wicked Manitoban band and play a good diverse mix of tunes. Check em' out http://www.redmoonroad.com/
They had some fun winter activities going on this winter. It's so weird even seeing a couple of people out and about as it doesn't happen often. You forget that people actually live here besides us and tourists just stopping by for the day.
I like partaking in any kind of eating activity
Instead of walking on the nice snow plowed roads, J likes to take us on adventures.
A couple of locals slept in the "snow hotel" that weekend. It was very cozy
My tallest friend and my two shortest friends
Jaye enjoying some delicious hot chocolate in the warm up shack
Willow's first sleigh ride
Jaye looks especially cute in this picture
Not pictured: Wine, gossip, wedding talk, major relaxation, & tea
Some days I really don't feel like leaving the house. I get in my winter depression mode and just want to fill my face with warm food and drinks and cuddle with my babe. I am grateful when J drags us out of the house to go for winter walks. I never regret it.
Today we tried out the sleigh Grandma bought for Willow and she loved it! She just chatted to herself and enjoyed the snowy white scenery. I loved it as well as it makes me work a little harder to get up those hills and I got a good work out in.
