Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Snow and Bad Parenting




It snowed the day Rachael was born, and it kept snowing for about six weeks last winter which kept us trapped at home. Now Rachael is big enough to notice the snow and enjoy it a little. She stands at the back door and watches the snow accumulate in our back yard. She points to the birds (mostly pigeons, but a few cardinals and snow finches too). This picture was an attempt to create a "cute" snowy scene for our holiday card a few weeks back. You will see her joy quickly turns to anger as I lay her down in a the fresh snow at our friend Jon Bogie's place after a housewarming brunch. Please don't call the authorities on me! It seemed like a good idea at the time.Luckily, Rachael had just finished playing with their dog Zoey for a few hours, so she was in a pretty good mood. Thankfully, I was prepared with a dry pair of pants for Rachael's ride home.

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