Winter Play

Tiny soft hands covered in red mittens. These miniscule mittens keep those precious hands warm, protect from the icy cold that otherwise would turn them purple and frigid. Sometimes covered in ice and snow from when Justace picks up these things to play with, they are often kept near the fire to dry and warm up before his next great outdoor adventure.

A little man full of mischief and laughter and so many big emotions my son can not handle playing inside or playing quietly or doing arts and crafts. My son must run and jump and twirl in circles and climb. He must explore and discover. Wintertime proves torture for both he and I but we always find a small amount of time, even if it's just 15 minutes on the coldest days, to go outside to play. And his winter wear...his mittens, hat, coat and snowsuit...they all prove good friends to both of us during the long cold winters. Good friends until thrown in the closet, forgotten, once the flowers begin blooming again and the trees sprout their new leaves. Then, there they will sit, covered in dust, until the next little one claims them as his or her helpers during the freezing winter.