SNOW!!!!

We FINALLY got a long-awaited big snow last night! We have been waiting for years for a snow like this to enjoy with the kids. We couldn't have asked for a better one. We ended up with about nine inches of very packable snow. It was beautiful coming down and came on Sunday night so we could continue our weekend for a few extra days! We went out Sunday evening and had a snowball fight under the floodlights with the next door neighbor kids. Then today we spent most of the day outside.

Tad's first order of business was to build a fort for protection in the many upcoming snowball battles.

Andy was ready to go sledding.

Tad found that trays are not only good for sledding but also as shields.

Matthias loved snow cream, but he was perfectly happy to just eat the plain snow, too.

And here's my littlest snow angel making his very first one ever.

It was such a fun day, and we are all completely exhausted from it. Andy showed us a good way to cool off by rubbing a snowball on your head.