January

 Well, not much going on here in Eschenbach so I thought I would just post the pictures that we did take in January. I have found that I'm really happy that I post pictures on here. I started scrapbooking all our pictures again and it is really helpful to go back and figure out when pictures are from or what pictures I'm missing and what order things happened in.

 So anyway, here's a picture of our little slaves working. This is how they pay for their room and board….work work work!!! Just kidding. On saturday we normally clean in the mornings and the kids can earn some money if they help out.

 More pictures of our child laborers.

 The kids, especially Laney, were so sad that we didn't have a white Christmas. I guess they very quickly got used to our last winter and the tons and tons of snow we had and expected the same this year. But alas, we didn't get much. But on this day in January we got a little bit so the kids hurried outside to build 2 snowmen, sled and otherwise frolic in the snow. I made up some excuses to keep me indoors and nice and warm.

 About 2 weeks later we got a lot more snow and the kids once again ran outside to play in the cold  fluffiness. This time I went with them but not before digging out my snow pants and jacket so I could stay nice and toasty.

 I have the hardest time getting Nyah to keep her mittens on. She wants them on but after about 5 seconds she gets REALLY frustrated and starts freaking out and shaking her hands until the mitten fly off. After this particular snowstorm the temperatures dropped dramatically and we find ourselves yearning for the days when the temperatures stayed just above freezing.

 I tried to get a picture of the kids on the sled but Nyah was very grumpy and tired so this is the best we got.

 After the picture we went to the playground and the kids used the hill that normally has a slide on it as a sledding hill. Ty surprised us by going down the side of the hill that was the steepest. Normally he's a bit more cautious but on this day, he threw caution to the wind and flew down the hill, all the while giggling and eating the snow that flew in his face. Laney on the other hand was a bit more careful and chose a side that was less steep and after measuring and calculating carefully how she was going to execute, she plopped on the sled and went down.

 Nyah watched the whole thing and really could care less. I tried going down with her but I think she was too tired and probably hungry and therefore not very impressed.

 Aaah bliss!!!

 Nyah found joy in wandering around the playground making tracks in the snow.

 After a while we walked back home where Ben was still shoveling our driveway. Oh I'm sorry, I forgot to mention that it was only me and the kids who went to the playground. We unfortunately only have one snow shovel and since Ben was using it, the rest of us couldn't help out in anyway….so we went off to play. :D Laney plopped down in a snow pile and started throwing snow.

 …while Ty directed Ben. After that, Ty plopped in snow pile and I piled snow on top of him.

Meanwhile, the youngest Campbell wandered the streets of Eschenbach. And that was January….