1st Big Snow

Yesterday we sent Cayden to school with the usual recess attire...jacket, mittens, & a hat...thinking that he would be okay. By the time I left at 8:45 am to bring Addyson to school it was starting to snow a little bit. And by the time I brought Kamryn to her preschool at 10:00 am it was heavily snowing. So much in fact that I had to put the 4 wheel drive on in our truck because the roads were getting slippery. Did I mention that I love 4 wheel drive!! When I picked Addyson up from preschool at 11:15 am there was quite a bit of snow on the ground! I ran inside the school to drop off some boots & snowpants to Cayden so he could play outside for recess.

Our first "real" snow was absolutely beautiful! The heavy snow clung onto the trees making it look like a winter wonderland. After picking Kamryn up from preschool & eating lunch...all 3 of us girls got into our winter gear & headed outside to play in the first snow. It really wasn't all that cold outside...so I didn't mind it too much. Kamryn looked like a marshmallow in all of her snow gear, & every time she fell down she needed help getting back up. This is really her first year to actually play in the snow along with the kids. All of her snow gear, except for the snow pants, were hand me downs from Addyson(thank goodness). Addyson was in dire need of new snowpants this year, as last year she didn't fit in her old ones, & we waited way too long to buy new ones. We checked every store possible to no avail...poor thing was stuck the rest of the winter wearing way too short pants that let all the snow in. This year she fits perfectly into her brother's old snow pants! She did get a new coat at Gap though...I got it for an awesome deal when they were having their Family & Friends 30% off sale!! We bought it big too, so it will hopefully last into next year as well.

Getting back onto track...we had fun playing in the snow, making snow angels, throwing snowballs, & venturing into the backyard to play on the swingset. Addyson found out that you go really, really fast down the slide in your snow gear! And she had so much fun swinging and jumping off...also a great thing to do with all the extra padding!

After Cayden arrived home from school a bunch of the neighborhood kids played outside together in our yard. Cayden came inside to ask for some crackers & carrot for their snowman's nose. Sure enough...I went outside & they had all made a snowman & dressed it all up. It was wonderful packing snow!!

So...the start of another Michigan winter began with a beautiful winter wonderland...and today it is raining & slushy. Yuck!!