The Big Snow

Don't mind me. I'm just trying to get a little caught up...

For those that don't live in Georgia, we have had 3 snow days this winter. Count them - THREE! That's crazy for Georgia! In a "good" year we might get a day with flurries, and some MIGHT stick, but then it will all melt in an hour. No snow angels, no snowmen, no sledding. Snow must have been in high demand this year though. Because we got plenty!
These pictures were actually taken on the 2nd snow day because Ryan was sick on the first one. He wasn't too happy with me at first for taking him out in the cold and plopping him in the Bumbo.

But then big brother came to the rescue and helped him stand in the snow. Things got a little better at this point.

Even when they fell backwards, he remained perfectly content. So long as he's with his Tyler Man, everything's peachy!

When Tyler was ready to go and play, we tried the Bumbo again. He enjoyed watching Tyler and Allison run around in the snow, and even gave me a few grins.

After taking in the snow and his surroundings, Ryan went inside for a nap with Daddy. Then Tyler, Allison, and I decided to make a snowman. I could already sense that Tyler and Allison were getting a little tired of the cold, but were still anxious to build their own snowman. So we opted for a small one. We actually never even got to finish him. Tyler gave him a carrot nose and some arms and Allison decided Mommy's idea of making it a snowgirl was a good idea so she added some bead necklaces. At this point, little noses, toes, and hands were just too cold so we headed in to cozy up by the fire.

A cute story about Tyler and the snow days:

I was feeling a little guilty after not getting to take the kids out on the 1st snow day. So when the 2nd snow day came around, I was feeling very excited about having another chance! Allison had asked me once to go out in it, but Tyler (my winter, snow loving boy) hadn't even asked once to go out and play. I knew he was excited about the snow because when it started snowing the 1st snow day he exclaimed, "THANK YOU, HEAVENLY FATHER!!!" So I wondered why he wasn't dying to go out and play in it. When I asked if he wanted to go out and play after breakfast on the 2nd day he said "No, I don't want to mess it all up." He was truly enjoying the beauty of it and loved watching through the window of his warm and cozy home. Once I explained that the snow would eventually melt and that we should enjoy it while we could, he decided it was a good idea.

An Early Snow

Well, early for the south anyway. Since the weathermen were calling for snow flurries the first weekend of this month, we decided to head back up to our cabin in North Carolina (we had just been there the previous weekend for Thanksgiving). We knew that if we were getting flurries in our area, then most likely there would be some accumulation up in the "mountains." Sure enough, early Saturday morning this is what we woke up to.

It wasn't even more than an inch or two, but we thought it was wonderful. Tyler was especially happy since his most favorite season is winter, and his one wish each year is that it will snow! Even though the kids had only had a few hours of sleep, they were more than willing to jump out of bed and get bundled up to head outside and play in it.

They first walked up the hill with Pawpaw. That's our cabin in the background.

Then we decided to go for a drive up into the higher mountains to see if we could find even more. It was a beautiful drive!

As the sun came out and it warmed up a bit, the snow started melting rather quickly. We decided to stop and play one last time before it was completely gone.

Tyler got to make his snow angel...

And Allison was amazed with how the snow stuck to her clothes and mittens.

They spent most of their time throwing snowballs at Daddy...

And thought it was hysterical!

It was a FUN day!

It's Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas!

Tyler's Wish List

Tyler: I'm going to tell Santa I want a remote control rocket and remote control T-Rex for Christmas.
Me: You already have a remote control T-Rex.
Tyler: No, a medium sized one. One that doesn't have a cord.
Me: I don't know if they make them without cords.
Tyler: No, SAAAANTA. I know the guy.

*Keep scrolling for another catch-up post!*

Fun and Snow at the Cabin!

While looking through my pictures, I realized that I still had some pictures from our last trip to the cabin that I wanted to blog about. So before I can blog about our adventures in California, first thing's first! These first few pictures took place on the days leading up to Thanksgiving.

This is a funny game Allison likes to play. She points at you (while you point back at her) and says "dee, dee, DEEEEE!" I'm not sure what this means, but it's rather amusing!

Here is Tyler making his Tie Dye leaves. He worked so hard on them and just couldn't make enough!

After putting Allison in the Pack'N'Play (that you can see to the right) for a nap, I came in later to find her this way. She had climbed out of the crib, pushed the boat onto the floor (which we used at the lake this past summer), and fell asleep after all the hard work!

Allison spent a GREAT deal of time writing in this puzzle book. In fact, she was having a blast! I snapped this picture as she was taking a moment to admire her work. She was so proud of herself!

This is just a really cute picture of Riley and my sister's poodle, Bo, as they cuddled together in the rocker.

This next set of pictures shows the snow we got on December 1st! This is a rare occurance during this time of the year where we live. Since there were only flurries coming down at our cabin (it was doing that in GA too by the way!), my Dad decided to take us riding up into one of the nearby mountains to see if we could find some accumulation. We were delighted to find OVER 3 inches of snow and spent a great deal of the night driving though and playing in it!

Tyler actually prayed for it to snow and Heavenly Father answered his prayers. He was so excited to "taste" the snow and make a snow angel!

Tyler and his Pawpaw. He tells everyone that "Pawpaw got us into a LOT of snow!"

This is actually Allison's 2nd encounter with snow, but she was obviously too little to remember last year. She was very curious about all the cold, sparkly, white stuff.

MeMaw adoring her little snow angel.

Here are just a couple shots that I thought were too pretty to pass up!