Fall changed quickly from warm to cold. It meant a morning of frustration as I tried to figure out a good system to prevent the chicken water from icing over that did not involve lots of input from me. (Which, if you would like to know I used an aquarium heater in our existing nipple waterer that seems to be doing just great. Joe did have to take the thing apart so we could put it in the bottom section though.)

I miss being able to just send the boys outside, but I’m not minding the cold too much. I’ve got a nice sized baby belly to keep me warm. According to some friends, I look very cute too (I’m not sure about that–I’m more distracted by the fact that moving too often equals back pain).

The first snow came, and I was happy to find that I had adequate snow gear for the kids. They went out sledding and tromping around. PB also shoveled the walks, and didn’t do a bad job. I was grateful for the help.