Snow day

As I sit here typing this, I'm looking at the window at the most current snowfall.  We've gotten a lot of snow this year!  This was exactly two weeks ago.  Our area received snow, then ice.  

David was excited to get out in the snow with the girls, and both girls were equally excited.  At least I'm getting some use out of that snow suit I bought Hannah in Chicago. : /  

Riley liked it until she got cold, which didn't take long.  I think she lasted 10 minutes.  Then she happily came inside with Joshua and me.  

Hannah and David threw snowballs at each other, and the house.  They also built a snow igloo.  Hannah really enjoyed playing in it.  If you look closely, you can see the flag Hannah placed in the top of her igloo.  

She's anxiously anticipating playing in this round of snow.  She told me this morning that she really wants to catch a snowflake on her tongue.  So if snow falls today, she'll catch one.    We should see some more snowfall today, followed by a 1/2 inch or so of ice!  

Snow, the day after Christmas

I think mother nature forgot where we live!  As the weathermen predicted 6+ inches of snow, I laughed.  We don't get that much snow here.  Besides weathermen occasionally predict it, but it's rare that we actually get it.  So I didn't pay any attention to all that talk.  And laughed when I thought about the people running out to get last minute bread and milk.  Because that's what you do when they call for snow in the south - you panic.  As nature would have it, I was wrong.  It just so happens that we got over 6 inches.  I was all excited to take hannah out and make snow angels and snow cream and then come in and have hot chocolate.  I wanted to attempt my first snowman.  Hannah's been in snow a few times, and has always had fun.

Our backyard

Rossi in the snow.  He kept trying to eat it

as it was falling.  

She's perplexed by how to get the snow 

off her gloves.

This picture just makes me laugh!

I'm really not sure what's Hannah is

doing in this picture.

Cheese!

After he came home from a slow day at work, which he was so

happy for, he shoveled.  Bet he never thought he'd be shoveling

snow in Fayetteville!

She had a litte trouble figuring out how to walk in the snow.  It confused her and she kept trying to step over it rather than walk through it.  I made a snow angel but couldn't get Hannah to make one.  I also attempted a snow man, but having never made one, and not having anyone to assist, made it a goal I was not able to accomplish.  I couldn't get the second part of the snowman to form.  I later learned, from David, that I should've flattened the first ball out on the top.  Hannah lasted about 20  minutes outside.  Then she told me that her face was freezing. So we went inside and had hot chocolate with marshmallows.  I didn't get around to making the snow cream.