However, I was up at midnight (I've been nursing a cold) and saw the first flakes begin to fall. By 7 a.m. we had between 4 and 5 inches of the white stuff we've been waiting for all winter. From the comfy coziness of my bed, I heard the thundering of many little feet running across the kitchen floor at 7:15 a.m. Squeals and shouts of "It's snowing!" reverberated throughout the house.
After seeing the snow out his bedroom window, Jude ran to the front of the house to peek out the living window. "It's snowing in the front, too!" he exclaimed. He was so excited that he just kept yelling, "It's snowing! It's Christmas!" He jumped up and down and kissed Daddy over and over.
Breakfasts were quickly consumed and by 7:45 Paul, Lydia, Joel and Jude were outside. Jude thought snow pants and snow boots were sufficient inclement weather attire, but Daddy made him come back into the house to put on a coat, hat and gloves.
Everyone played outside for about an hour and then decided they were too frozen to continue on. All except for Paul, who pulled his dog sled from the shed and began repairing it so that he could take full advantage of the snow. It's almost 11 a.m. and he's still out there.
In the meantime, all the other kids were treated to hot chocolate. It seemed to me to be the perfect time to bring out the "Snowman Hats" that I'd purchased on clearance after Christmas. The kids were giddy when I pulled the treats from their hiding place in the cupboard and started passing them around.
My Wednesday morning Bible study was canceled due to the weather. I just got word that Matt's work has been canceled for the day. Oh, I've just been longing for a day in which life is "canceled" so that we can just hunker down in the house as a family. Being snowed in just couldn't be lovelier.Grace is having fun using her Photo Shop to edit pictures. In the picture of Paul--the dog sled is in the back ground, Paul is holding an old antique sled (found at a yard sale) in the foreground.
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