FINALLY Snowman Snow :)

So....I've been hearing for the longest time, "MOMMY, I want to make a snowman!!!" But, unfortunately, the snow hasn't been cooperating - too fluffy, too powdery, crusty on top, etc. Well, today, since it's in the 40's, we were able to get some good packing snow.

And since we've been waiting so long, why not make 4 snow"men" or a Mr. and Mrs., child, and dog? Yes, why not?

The kids thought the dog needed some "fur" so they plopped a bunch of grass on it, and the mom's head, and the kid's head for hair! (Thank goodness it's not an inside dog - look at all the shedding! ;)

"Thank you, squirrels!" was Mikaela response to finding the perfect corn cob nose for Mrs.

Don't I wish this was how they acted all the time? (Don't worry, we had a lovely fight when we came inside for nap ;)

Super SLEDDING Sunday

So what do you do when you finally get enough snow to sled in your backyard? Well, you build a sled run of course! Here are some pics of what we've been up to yesterday and today ;)

The only complaint from the kiddos is that the snow isn't snowman ready-snow...then it would be perfect ;)

Little Shopping Trip

It's been awhile since I posted anything, but I'm hoping to update here soon! Just to get started, I wanted to show a picture from today. Mikaela and I went shopping this afternoon and this is what our car looked like when we returned to the parking lot! We were only gone for a couple hours and it really came down. There was at least 3 inches, maybe 4! Mikaela thought it was really fun when she got in the car and it was dark "like a cave." She didn't want me to take the snow off...which I quickly explained was not an option. More later...