We cancelled plans to spend the night with friends near Sioux Falls because Cole still isn't quite his old self. He's definitely feeling better and more energetic, but he's not nearly as energetic as he usually is. We had to make one run outside in the bitter cold (9 degrees according to the thermostat in our van) to the post office to mail a package for our niece Mariah's birthday. Whenever we're in the car, Accalia always insists on listening to her "ballerina music". So it's really nice being able to have NPR on or any other station playing classical music without complaints from the kids - at least at this point :)

This afternoon I asked Accalia if she'd help me pick up the living room so I could vacuum. Among the assorted toys were two tubs of legos spread all over the floor. So Accalia got out her tiny bulldozer (holds one lego) and proceeded to pick up the legos one by one. Effective but slow :)