Snow Much Fun!!!

We had our first snow storm of 2017, and we loved it! Well, 3/4ths of us loved it. Lydia was not too impressed. In the days leading up to the storm, only 1 - 3 inches were forecasted for our area, but we ended up with at least 8, maybe 9, inches by the time it was over!

The snow surprised us by starting early Friday afternoon. The ground was covered with a nice dusting by the time the kids woke up from their naps. We suited up and headed outside!

Lydia was perplexed by the fluffy white stuff. She kept putting her mitten in it and looking at it quizzically. She couldn't decide how she felt about it. Jacob, on the other hand, was ecstatic! Even though there wasn't much snow at this point, he was rolling around in it, trying to make snow angels, and pulling the sled out of the garage.

Jacob ended up vomiting and running a 103 fever that night. Thankfully, nobody else got sick and after he threw up the entire contents of his stomach, he felt much better. Whew!

The snow continued into Saturday morning. We headed out again mid-morning, but it was super cold and super windy. We played in our yard for a little while and took a snow walk. Lydia didn't like the snow, so she just took a little nap in her stroller.

We can always count on Ms. Toni to build a snowman!

Church was closed Sunday morning, so we stayed home and enjoyed a little snow cream for breakfast! Well, Jacob enjoyed some sprinkles.

I took Jacob out again that afternoon while Daddy and Lydia watched basketball. It was colder than the previous day, but the wind wasn't gusting, so it was much more enjoyable to be outside. We headed up to the hill beside Benjamin's house and had the best time sledding! I don't really get the chance to do fun things with just Jacob anymore, so it was a special little outing. Jacob LOVED going down the hill and wanted to do it over and over again. He even went down by himself a few times. Daddy, Lydia, and Ms. Toni joined us later on, and we all had fun sledding.

Daddy had to go back to work on Monday, but the snow fun didn't end for us! It was so cold that the ground was still covered for the next few days. We sledded in our yard and took walks on the trail behind our house. We don't get many good snows, so we had to take full advantage!

As exciting as the snow was, even more exciting is that we officially have a WALKER! Lydia took off on Thursday (January 2nd) and hasn't looked back. She's been taking steps since her birthday, but hasn't had any interest in actually walking until now.

We are all celebrating this milestone! :)

I love this picture. Lydia likes to snuggle while she wakes up from her nap. One afternoon she dozed off instead. She is 100% asleep in this picture! I love that sweet smile. Snuggled on Mommy is her happy place!