Snow Day!

Two Fridays ago, there was a freak snow storm in our part of the country.  The weathermen did not predict it, but we woke up to an inch of snow on the ground.  Karina ended up not going to preschool that day, so the girls suited up and went outside to play.

 They absolutely love the snow and spent hours outside...

Of course, you have to make a snow angel.  That's a bit hard, however, when the snow is not deep enough.

The girls also tried making a snowman.  But the temperature was well below freezing and the snow was really dry.  You really couldn't make a snowball, let alone a snowman.

Eliana also was interested in tasting the snow.  She always put things into her mouth as a baby and I guess that trait carries on into childhood.

Where is Gabriel in all of this, you might ask.  Well, he really didn't like being outside in the snow--AT ALL.  When Emily set him down, he would start crying.

After the girls were all done playing, they got a special treat--hot chocolate!

Here is our house semi-covered with snow...

The next day, on Saturday, what was the first thing that the girls wanted to do after they got up?  You guessed it.  After scarfing down breakfast, it was time to suit up again!  The snow gear went right over their PJs.

 This time we played out in the front of the house.  It was very cold so all the snow was still there.

 We had bought a sled from Costco a while back.  After tying a jump rope to it, we were ready!  There are no hills in our area, do Daddy had to do the pulling.  And Eliana started singing, "Dashing through the snow…in a one-horse open sleigh…"

Eliana wanted a turn pulling…and thought it was fun for a couple of minutes.

 Then Karina tried, but couldn't get the thing to move very much.

Elvin pulled and pulled.  He finally forced the girls to come in so that he could take a breather.  Here is what happens to Karina's hair after pulling off her cap.

 That evening, the girls wanted to go out sledding again, so they did and the next day on Sunday as well.

They tried again to make a snow man but the snow was still quite dry.  We did put some in a tupperware and tucked it away in our freezer.

By Monday, most of the snow was half-melted away.  But we certainly made the most of the snow that we had.  We went sledding a total of 4 times during those two and a half-days and the girls played in the snow for hours.