Winter in Montana turned quite severe the last ten days or so.  More than just normal Montana weather, it beat records for cold.  It snowed, making it a little pretty, but no dramatic ice or anything to wish for it to repeat those temperatures any time soon.

In weather that severe, we have to be careful with our 4-legged kids.  My kid only weighs 18 lbs., and extreme weather can be dangerous.  Coco already had a couple of sweaters and a jacket but at -15 they weren’t enough.  A generous friend gave us two jackets that her kids had refused to wear.  Coco was also given some boots, a well-wisher hoping to keep her petite feet from freezing. 

Coco loves going out but when I start pulling out winter wear she hides out –

And so we started trying things on.  It’s amazing how much Coco can say without saying a word.  A look or a stance can say volumes and she gave me an earful :D Layering seemed the way to go.  Coco wasn’t so sure.  We tried a variety of mixes and matches.

A jacket with a hood?  Are you kidding? Socks tied on? How humiliating.

I borrowed a scarf and stocking cap from a stuffed animal but the hat was too small – I thought her ears standing out oddly was hilarious but Coco not so much.

When it came to the boots, her eyes and posture and one indignant, stumbling step summed up her opinion. 

One stunning jacket, clearly a boy’s Sherlock Holmes jacket, fit her well and she might have actually enjoyed modeling it but she wouldn’t look me in the eye and admit it 😊