First Big Snow 2012

Cullen has been taking the dog and kids to the forest preserve lately in the warm weather but a few times in the snow. This time I joined them with coffee and my snow pants I was toasty warm. We are trying to have more fun outside and get away from computers and TV. It's been great for the kids to wander around. They still find things to fight over like who's going to pull the sled or ride down the hill first but they can cooperate sometimes.

Snowman

Carys wanted to build a snowman. It's hard to get me to leave my warm home, even though I love my children dearly. I managed to get all of us dressed and out the door for our second attempt at the snowman. We had tried the day before but the snow was not sticky enough. Even thought this snow was more cooperative, it was still a challenge to build the snowman. Especially with Walker kicking it. But we managed to layer the snow on and Poppy showed up just in time to finish the head and arms and add hair. What a great treat to the end of the day.

Snow Angels New Year 2008

We woke up to a beautiful, snowy day. The girls played outside while Poppy worked with his "new to us" snowblower. After clearing the sidewalks, we headed over to the sledding hill. Poppy went down with Carys first after some hesitation on her part. She was scared of the ride and was a bit upset after getting to the bottom. She did not want to get hurt. Helen was ready to ride and really enjoyed her first run with Poppy. She was ready to go again until she saw the playground. After a quick stop at the slides, and a glove malfunction, Helen was ready to ride again. I'm told she did not enjoy the second ride so much. I think she may have gotten snow in her face.

We had hot chocolate and Christmas cookies when we got home. Poppy is not feeling well today, it's a shame because he worked so hard during this last week. At least he was able to enjoy the New Year snow with the girls a bit.

Carys's English teacher told me her favorite thing is making snow angels. She's really good at it.

Snowstorm 2006

We had our first BIG snow which was fun for Carys. Helen, not so much.

Early Snow

Earlier this month we had our earliest snow ever I believe. Our friends were on their way to Vermont when their layover in Chicago was delayed due to windy conditions, not snow. I know they were surprised to see snow the next day but thankful that the conditions were OK for them to continue with their planned vacation.

Carys is very interested in the snow but Helen is close to being mortified. I'm not sure if it was the cold in addition to the cold white flakes landing on her. It dropped temperature rapidly while we were walking home and poor Helen cried the whole way. Mommy also did not anticipate snow or temperature drops or I would have had her in a bigger coat.

It's going to be a great winter, we are mostly looking forward to the hot chocolate.