Almost Spring

It was almost spring yesterday. We went to the grocery store without jackets. We opened the sunroof and felt the soft breeze. We opened all of the blinds and let the sun shine in. We turned down the heater. And then...

it started to rain. And that was okay, because we like when the rain melts away the leftover piles of dirty snow and starts to make things look fresh. And then...

it started to hail. and that was okay, because it was still moisture that melted shortly after it hit the ground. And then...

it started to SNOW! Really? Again? Didn't we just finish with you for the year? And it continued to snow ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT. And when we woke up, our front yard looked like this:

And our back yard looked like this:

And then Cameron's eyes lit up and he said, "We can go sledding again!" And within 3 minutes or less, all three boys scrambled to get dressed in regular clothes and then began piling on the snow clothes. (Good thing I hadn't put them completely away yet.) And by 8:30, the boys were grinning from ear to ear, attempting to sled down our rocky hill, and happy to be outside. There wasn't quite enough snow for sledding yet so instead they made snow angels and miniature snowmen.







I fired up the Cocoa-Motion and got ready to greet my frozen and hungry snowmen. And by 9:08, they are back in the house, dipping buttery toast in hot chocolate. And, to 3 little boys, life is good. (Especially good since Cam has the day off of school.)