Be Mine.

Snow Days 2, 3, and 4!

Yesterday we were out of school again for the snow fall that we had last Friday. We had a great day playing with friends. We started out at one friend's house for a little P90 workout, then went to another friend's house for lunch and play time. After a quick nap at home we headed out to meet more friends for kids night at Chick Fil A. My kiddos are big fans of the balloon man who is there on Monday nights and you can't beat free kids meals! After our dinner, my friend and I went to our WW weigh in. I'm down 5.4 so far, sloooow and steady :)

Today was snow day #3. We spent most of the day at home, mainly because I had been trying to pretend that laundry no longer existed and was seriously behind. We only ventured out to return our library books and check out new ones.

Tonight after dinner we made snow cream for the first time! Actually we made chocolate snow cream slushies. They turned out pretty good. First we collected about 2 quarts of snow.

Then we added sugar, vanilla, milk, and chocolate.

The kiddo with the huge sweet tooth gave his approval.

Here's the end result of spending the day catching up on laundry. I got 6 loads done and folded and there's still one in the washer and one in the dryer. The sad thing is I'll only be caught up for a day or two. Does everyone else fold laundry and sort the piles according to what drawer they will go in? Now I just need a laundry fairy to come put them away...

And we already know that we are out for snow again tomorrow!

Sled Heads

Sunday afternoon we went over to our friends' house to go sledding. This was the first time that the kiddos had ever been sledding! Their snow play time up to this point had been about 15 minutes at a time because they both complained of being cold to the point of tears. But, break out a sled and C is a new man! I think he would have stayed out there all day. He kept saying "this is awesome!" AP liked it as well, but was ready to go in after about 30 minutes.

Here are the sledding mommas :)

Awesome!

AP was not quite brave enough to go down by herself yet.

C and his good friend G

AP and little G

The littles

Thanks again to our friends for the sledding fun!

Further Proof

Yesterday the schools were closed because of the prediction of snow, but when we woke up there was nothing! However, by about 2pm or 3pm it starting falling fast. It was COLD outside. But, we were bundled up and warm inside.

By this morning we measured 6 inches on our deck table.

The dogs were not excited at all!

After breakfast we all bundled up and headed out to play. The snow is very powdery so we had a hard time making it stick together. We made a really short snowman that looked more like a blob :) The kiddos had fun using all their beach toys in the snow. You can't play in the snow without making snow angels!

My snowy angels!

Although we had a lot of fun while we were outside playing, the kiddos both broke down and cried when we came inside because they were so cold! This is just further proof that we should head to the beach soon! We are all much happier in the sand than in the snow :)

I'm Not The Only One Missing The Warmer Weather

Last night the kiddos were pretending they were going to the beach. They packed their bags, donned their sunglasses, and were ready to go. Me, too, sweet babies! Me, too.