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Luke and I had fun in the snow today. Work was closed so I had a "home day" to gambol about in the yard. Until later in the day, the snow wasn’t sticky enough for a good snowman, to Luke’s mild dismay. But he certainly was busy enough eatingall the snow he could stuff in his mouth, making snow angels and just generally rolling around in it.
Penelope was another matter. We don’t yet have any really "snow clothes" for her, so we bundled her up with lots of her brother’s clothes, adding several pairs of socks and tried to put on Luke’s boots, which didn’t work. She was fascinated by the snow but so frustrated by her outfit that she didn’t last long at all. I think we got a picture or two… Maybe.
She’s displaying some sophisticated interaction for a 16-month-old, at least in our experience–interaction we didn’t explicitly teach her. Diane described an incident today where she was letting Pen play in room, checking on her periodically. At one point Diane came over to the baby gate, got the girl’s attention and said, "Penelope, come to Mommy!" Pen ambled over, was almost in Diane’s outstretched arms before she turned around and bolted for a spot next to her bed, giggling as she "ran away" from Mommy. Diane caught up with her and she had a ear-to-ear smile as she laughed about her "game." She’s a lot of fun these days.