Gosh, I love it when it
snows! It's something I've always said when Jarrod would talk about a
new job a potential move...I had to be somewhere that had some seasons!
Of course, living at the beach would be awesome, but I'd miss the
beauty of the snowflakes. {But, give me another month and I'm certain
I'll be ready for warm weather again!}
We got our first snowfall pretty early here. And when it snows here, it shuts down much of the city. We don't have the appropriate equipment to clear roads, and this time it was much worse because we got ice first, then about 9 inches of snow. When the snow would melt a little through the day, it would just freeze up again overnight, making the ice thicker and the roads worse. Gavin had a total of FIVE snow/ice days! Many friends were complaining of being stir crazy, and I couldn't have disagreed more....we had so much fun being homebound. Lots of family time {Jarrod did go to work each day, but he went in later than normal and was home early}, lots of playing in the snow, lots of hot chocolate!
Riley was just getting over being sick and we didn't want to make it flare up again so our time outside was limited before she'd start coughing and I had to bring her back in. She sucked on some candy canes to help soothe her throat and calm the cough, and couldn't wait to go back out the next time. We had so much fun!
We got our first snowfall pretty early here. And when it snows here, it shuts down much of the city. We don't have the appropriate equipment to clear roads, and this time it was much worse because we got ice first, then about 9 inches of snow. When the snow would melt a little through the day, it would just freeze up again overnight, making the ice thicker and the roads worse. Gavin had a total of FIVE snow/ice days! Many friends were complaining of being stir crazy, and I couldn't have disagreed more....we had so much fun being homebound. Lots of family time {Jarrod did go to work each day, but he went in later than normal and was home early}, lots of playing in the snow, lots of hot chocolate!
Riley was just getting over being sick and we didn't want to make it flare up again so our time outside was limited before she'd start coughing and I had to bring her back in. She sucked on some candy canes to help soothe her throat and calm the cough, and couldn't wait to go back out the next time. We had so much fun!
The kids loved jumping off the porch into the snow.
These are definitely not all
great photos, but I love the goofiness that is Gavin in them. You can
tell just how much fun he was having!
We remembered the sled Mimi bought us when we were moving to NY and the kids both absolutely loved going for sled rides around the front yard. Bonus for Daddy....cardio workout!
Next up...a little baseball game using a rake and snowballs!
I even was able to get in a couple photos! :)
And this was the first year that Gavin actually enjoyed hot chocolate, so that was a special memory. They loved coming in and having some in a couple of Riley's teacups from her Minnie Mouse tea set.
Considering we already have five make up days for school, I don't know if I really want anymore snow, but I wouldn't mind too much if I got stuck inside again with these special people. Doesn't look like we'll have any snow for Christmas this year, but at least we don't have anywhere to go for the next few days so we can pretend to be snowed in and spend lots of quality time together!
