Snow!

Believe it or not, we've had our first winter storm of the year! On Saturday we were saddled with about a foot of wet, big flake, get your hot cocoa mug out snow. We weren't exactly prepared for it, as we hadn't yet put away all of our outdoor toys- the sandbox toys are still in the sandbox, and poor Samson's blankets that he usually sleeps on when basking in the sun outside are now swamped in a sparkly white layer of snow. Even though we'll have to dig through the snow to finally put away all of our fall stuff, we enjoyed the snow as it came down, as it finally put me in the mood for the holiday and began to feel like winter here. In fact, the snow as actually kind of fantastic, as we hunkered down, grabbed our warmest, coziest pairs clothes, and settled in for a day of warm food, cuddling and slow, lazy naps.


After Collin woke up from his nap we decided to bundle him up for his first real experience in the snow. Last year he was about 6 months old, so not quite old enough to understand the whole snow thing, and not quite old enough to appreciate all the fun to be had with snow balls, sleds and stomping around in boots. We took Collin out, fully dressed from head to toe in winter gear: snow pants, boots, a big poofy layered winter jacket, fuzzy fleece hat, mittens for making snowballs, and a big smile on his face. Once we got outside and we plopped Collin down in the snow he stood there a bit unstable. Since it was his first time trying to traverse in his boots he was a bit ambivalent and had a hard time walking around. He fell down, sort of in slow motion form, like watching a tiny little little bobble-head down topple over. Once he recovered from his fall, Drew showed him how Samson likes to chase and tries to eat snowballs, which Collin found hilarious. Soon after he was anxious to see what the snow was all about and asked to go down the slide, so we moved the snow from the slide and let Collin take a ride, which was much faster than normal because of the slippery snow.

The snow didn't stop until Sunday, leaving us with over a foot of the white fluffy stuff, which still seems to be sticking around. I can't say that I'm upset about it sticking though, it sure puts me in a warm and cozy mood, ready to celebrate all of the good things in life, as well as the new and exciting things that are just around the corner for us.