What do we do in the snow?...

Last week we had two snow days.

Today we have a delay.

It is safe to say, winter is officially here.

So what do we do with all this free time? Play outside of course.

When our youngest snow reveler has mittens and a hat on, I declare them ready to romp.

Sara has wisely decided she'd rather not go out in the snow after venturing out barefoot on our front porch yesterday. It looked like she was doing some sort of dance the way she was trying to get her feet out of the snow that blows up onto our front porch. She came inside telling me how cold it was. Smart girl. So we watch through the window and oooh and ahhh at all of the antics from the big kids.

And our newest one? Colored water in a spray bottle. Thanks to my friend April our kids (especially Matthew) have been having lots of extended playtime in the fresh fallen snow. Take a look.

Yesterday, we had time before church to make this big guy. Matthew even said, "you're doing a good job mom." He's so sweet. I formed each piece and he evened them out. I forgot how much fun it is to create something in the snow! Last week, before we headed off to school Matthew and I snuck a few sled rides in and I tell you what. That's just good for the soul. No wonder he loves it so much.

But while the big kids are outside for usually an hour or more, Sara and I are inside doing fun stuff like this.



It's so fun to watch her settle in and decide how she is going to play with all these beans. Matthew measures how many scoops = a certain container, Ella Jane looks for pennies, and Sara has decided she likes to scoop and dump.



And then after the snow, we get warmed up with our newest treat; a lavender foot bath or a nice cup of hot cocoa. We've downed a lot and I mean a lot of hot chocolate these past few weeks. We add a few marshmallows and a candy cane and I tell you what else, that's just good for the soul too.

Welcome to winter peeps.