Snow

Snow is the theme for this winter. Snow and cold. Today I will focus on the snow because that is what my kids love and what brings them joy. The fact that most days have been too cold to play in the snow has been one of the biggest disappointments of the season. However, there have been a few times when the temperatures and the snow actually worked together and they were able to go out and play. Here's an example:

 Getting ready for some serious play. This is after my boy had already spent an hour shoveling driveways.

 

 The snow was so light and fluffy. The kids thought it was super fun to just shove their faces in the snow because it wouldn't stick. We finally had to tell them to stop. You know, because of the possible breathing in of too much carbon monoxide and passing out and whatnot.

 

 Just laying down in the snow wasn't nearly as much fun.

 

But throwing snow is fun. 

 

 Of course the problem with dry snow is that it doesn't stick together which means that it doesn't make a very good snowball which means that the anticipation of getting hit with snow is much greater than possibly of actually getting hit with snow.

Attempting to sled down the shoveled snow pile in the front yard. It didn't really work, but each kid gave it a try.

This kid would not stop eating the snow no matter how many times we told him to stop. "I can taste the butter" he would say. No my son, that is not butter, that is dirt and it is nasty.

 Pure joy.

 Hip hooray for playing in the snow.