Snow Days

Snow tends to bring out the kid in us all, don't you think? This week it snowed between 4-6 inches here in Greenville which only occurs every few years. It was so much fun to see the excitement in the kids eyes as they woke up to find "white stuff" all over the ground. Craig and I were excited to take Caleb and Lydia out to play in it since it was their first snow ever. Caleb, three and a half, had a snowball fight with daddy and he thought that was super cool. And Lydia, who will be two in March, was into eating the icicles and tasting the white powder. We had a great two days playing in the snow . . . I'm glad because it could be another 3-5 years before we get this much again!

They both wanted to ride their bikes in the snow. As you can see, it didn't work very well.

Caleb could hold his own against daddy in the snowball fight. I think it actually took Craig by surprise.

I made snow angels and a snowman. I was not going to put the picture of the snowman up because I was so embarrassed of how he looked. Craig insisted - so here it is. Our yard is full of pinestraw so he looks like he's a snowman/scarecrow. If you look really hard you can see the tiny carrot nose that Caleb put on him. All we had was baby carrots so it had to do.

After an hour and a half of playing outside, Caleb was cold and ready for some cocoa.

I love those little feet next to Craig's.

Word to the wise: sometimes fun comes at a high price. Caleb and Craig have both been very sick. High fevers, bad colds and bed ridden. Craig has bronchitis and was on the verge of pneumonia, according to the doctor. I just asked him if playing in the snow with our kids was worth it and his answer: YES. That's saying alot because he hasn't been this sick in the last 11 years that I've known him.