We had our first big snow storm of the year today. For kids there is an unwritten ritual that happens each year at this time. They spend 15-20 min. getting out every hat and glove from storage and putting together a suitable snow worthy outfit while Mom is trying to take inventory of which snow pants fit which child and who needs new snow pants, boots, etc. After a sufficient amount of chaos the children venture out into the winter wonderland and have a great time for at least 10 min. After they have reached the 10 min. threshold they return to the house and proceed to get everything wet and snowy. They finally succeed in placing the 10 lbs of wet snow clothes where they can dry out properly. . .but only after you remind them to do it at
least 5 times. Yup, happens every year.
Only Jenna would remember to strike a pose for the camera before starting the play in the snow. It wasn't a huge storm, but significant. Here is a picture that will give you an idea of how much snow we got.
My favorite part about snow is how pretty it looks in the trees when it first falls (rarely do the words 'snow' and 'favorite' appear together in a sentence
I have composed, but I am determined to be more positive about winter and snow from now on. . .I'm taking baby steps).
This is the big tree that we can see from the back of our house. As you can see it really is quite beautiful layered in snow. (baby steps. . )
1 comment:
It is great to have traditions, don't you think? My kids have to pull out the hats gloves about 2 months BEFORE it snows and wear them EVERYWHERE we go - preschool, the store, anywhere possible - so we are lucky to have hats, gloves, etc by the time the actual snow comes. Kids are great, aren't they?
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