SNOW Play

We ventured out into the almost EIGHT, yes 8, inches of snow this morning for some play time.

Cooper walking very carefully

Reagan's ready to goA brief stop for a pictureCooper wanted to mow the snow

daddy showing Reagan how to make the perfect snowball Snowball fight! Greg threw the first snowballIt didn't take Reagan long to get him back Cooper wanted to join the fun Preparing bigger and better snowballsReagan thought she'd see if she could mow the snow any better than Cooper could Such joy! Father/Son Fight Reagan tried to make a snow angel, but the snow had a layer of ice on it and it didn't work out too well Trying to hit mommy with a mound of snowSo much fun Gotcha! Who is he going to get next?Brother/Sister fight (look how they're both standing on top of the snow ~ they weren't heavy enough to break the ice) Throwing more snow

Giggles

I'm going to get you!

Laughter Clearing off the toy boxMonkey see, monkey doBuilding a snowman

The snowman didn't turn out too well ~ not the right kind of snow

Mom got to play in the snow too! My two favorite menMom and ReaganTake 2After playing in the snow, we went down to the road and played in the slush(picture out of order) Look at the size of that snow massNow, the real work beginsWork for Greg anyway!!

Thanks for coming to visit snow ~ you may go away now!

WOW

8am Saturday morning ~ almost 8 inches of snow!!

Whoa ~ SNOW

The weathermen called for it, but I have to admit that I didn't believe that it would actually snow and stick...in December ~ that usually happens in February or March around this part of the country. But the snow came, and came, and came. Here are some pictures of our day.

Riding home after lunch at the mall. Just a few flakes at 12:30pm

Wondering what she's supposed to do now
"Do you see that one?"

Fun in the SNOW

trying to make a snowball

He chased snowflakes all over the yard

2:45pm ~ a dusting of snow

It's beginning to get deep out here!

5:00pm ~ 4.5" of snow

Too bad this didn't happen a week later so we could have had a white Christmas!

7:45pm ~ 6.5" of snow

We should have a fun day tomorrow playing in all the snow that accumulates overnight! Stay tuned!

Cancelled Field Trip

Today should have been Reagan's 1st field trip of the year. Her class was going to the mall shopping, to eat at Chick-Fil-A, and then to see Santa. But the weather had other ideas. School let out early today because of snow in the forecast, and alas, no field trip for the class. Unless you are my daughter and have been excitedly talking about eating Chick-Fil-A at the mall for over a week ~ I couldn't break her heart. Since it was only raining at the time school closed, off to the mall we went for lunch and a carousel ride.

We ran into Ms Connie and she agreed to have lunch with us. We thought we'd see other disappointed classmates there, but we didn't.

Cooper enjoyed his spontaneous field trip Reagan (with a mouth full of food) was "so excited because this is so awesome!"

On the merry go round ~ she covers her ears until the attendant rings the bell to start the ride!

Now she's all smiles!

Cooper is not in to riding the horses, so he and I sit in the old man chair

Horrible picture of the two of us (rain is not my hair's friend), but every now and then I needed to prove my kids have a mommy

Keepsakes

A few weeks ago, Reagan, Cooper and I went to a pottery store so they could paint/decorate their own pottery. We picked up the final pieces earlier this week ~ and here are the results...

a plate to hold Santa's cookies

Reagan's Joy to the World ornament. Cooper's ornament ~ all the dots are his fingerprints

I got this ornament at the Christmas show last month, but hadn't posted a picture of it yet. This may be my new favorite ornament (purchased, not made!)

Bubba's Birthday

Happy Birthday Bubba!!

A few messages from Reagan

Cooper's wasn't in the message sending kind of mood!