Just a Little Bit

Didn't quite get as much as Charity would have liked. But a bit. Just enough to stomp around in. So we got up and ready for Sunday School early so we could run around for a stomp.

















Mom, there's hardly any snow! Whaaaaaa!

It's OK, Charity, just a litte bit is fun too!













When we came home from Sunday School, Charity was so happy to find this still on the back deck. So out she went.

Now, she's saving it in the freezer so she always has some snow!

I'm thinking about sending this little Snow-Lover to her Nana and Grandpa's in Maine, where they currently have 4 feet of snow, for Spring Break. Most people head for the sun. This girl just can't get enough of this freezing, cold, white stuff. Is she my child? :P

SNOW . . . finally!!

Charity and I had the most perfect Monday, no school, light snow, lots of laughs and crafts, and mostly no schedule and very relaxing. Gotta' love these extra days off, when Daddy's at work.

Yay! SNOW!!

My little snow bunny!

We had so much fun catching individual snowflakes. I sure wish I had a better camera. They were absolutely beautiful. How can people not know God seeing these intricate, frozen creations?
Enjoying some hot cocoa, well actually it's English Coffee cappuccino! What's wrong with my kid that she doesn't like hot cocoa . . . oh well, she'll be a coffee drinker like her mom!

Making paper snowflakes.

Making it snow inside!

See . . . Pretty!

Nana bought this book for Charity when she conquered potty-training (seems like forever ago now!). On days like today, we pull it out and see what we can create. Today we made these ice skater girls complete in their own frozen ponds. It was fun waiting for them to freeze!

Lucky Ducky

This is Charity's special week at school. She's the lucky ducky! She gets special privileges and I'm going in on Wednesday to eat lunch with her and read a story to her class. Should be a fun week for her. Hope it makes things easier!!

Snow Day!!

I told my sister I live in "Paradise" and I really think I do. Today we received the most beautiful snow fall I've ever seen since living here in Tennessee. Of course, as I prayed for a good size layer of the fluffy, white stuff, my northern friends were rebuking me. They have seen more than their share this year and they've still got a few more months until Spring. I tried to explain to them that you always want what you don't have . . . but they just weren't getting it. So far this winter we've had just a few flakes here and there, just enough to wet the appetite. Finally, on Saturday we got a "serious" snow, 2 1/2 inches!! Fun, fun!! Charity had us up before 7:00 AM excited about the winter wonderland she could see from her bedroom window. After adding our multiple layers of clothing, we headed out for sledding, (We used a nice, big piece of cardboard we found in the garage as a "sled". It worked quite well I might add!) snowball fights, and we even built a BIG snowman . . . well, the biggest one I've ever been able to build with Tennessee snow. Hardly a little over an hour later, as we were warming up inside with some hot cocoa, Mr. Snowman was doing a little warming up too. The sun got a little too hot on him, he couldn't take the heat, so flat on his face he fell. I'm sure by tomorrow at this time, there will be nothing left of Mr. Snowman except his stick arms, carrot nose and the other miscellaneous objects we added to him.

Oh well, that's what makes this place so great. The snow doesn't last for an eternity as it does in New England. There really aren't too many extremes in the weather, except for the heat of August. And unlike Mr. Snowman, I love it, I can take the heat!! Welcome to Paradise, Tennessee!!