All that glorious space to run around in, dance in, and learn to crawl in.Alas, no more. Winter is eminent here in Wyoming, dropping below freezing during the night, so Dan hauled in the wood stove last Saturday.
Our living room is considerably smaller now and it seems even more crowded by the fact that everyone wants to hang out in here where it's warm.
I should've taken a picture, but believe me when I tell you that if someone is laying with one of the recliners out on the couch, there's barely enough room to squeeze through between the fire gate and the recliner legs.Despite the whole shrinking living room thing, the wood stove does have its perks. It's super cozy to sit around the fire and read stories and Lily loves to get dressed in front of the fire before school. But best of all, we kicked off the cold season by making s'mores right in our own living room.
Amelia was hilarious because she never really wanted to eat a s'more or even a marshmallow, she just wanted to critique the way we were roasting. "No, too dawk (dark), Daddy." "I want dohden (golden) bown (brown)." "Ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah that's just right." (Thank you, Goldilocks!)Dan and I agree that the $190.00 it cost to buy the fire gate last year was the best money we've ever spent. It gives us a lot of peace of mind and now it has the added perk of helping Mack practice standing up.
The one major drawback to the wood stove is the constant mess of wood chips on the floor. I sweep a couple times a day, but Mack still manages to find little goodies to nibble on.
What? A little roughage in your diet never hurt anyone!
12 comments:
Oh man that last picture just about did me in. That boy is BEAUTIFUL!!
Stay warm guys!
I grew up with an antique wood stove. It was one of my favorite things in our house. We would all stand by it warming our hands and toes. Good memories. Cozy and warm: good things in a home.
Good thing we didn't come during the winter. Imagine...where would three kids sleep now? Give big hugs and kisses to my kids!
Can we do s'mores in July?
Lori, the stove will be out for the summer, but we'll go up Pine Creek and have a roasting party!
Sue, I can see where the Stove is a love hate thing. Hopefully Mac will get over his wood chip eating phase really quickly. I think ya just need to create lots of good happy memories around that stove...it is what it is....life saving heat
PS....I could do some great H-ween decorating with that safety fence, also a great place to hang ye old Christmas stockings.
The kiddies sure look cute. Mack is going to be walking before you know it!
Wood is a good source of fiber. =) Your kids are adorable and it makes me long to have my own wood burning furnace.
He's getting so big!
Well, I guess the small space gives you lots of "family time" :) I can't believe that cute little boy is standing up already! All your kids are darling. Miss you. Move to Florida...
Celebrate the little joys!!!
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