February 16th, Snow Hill @ Burchfield Park

Today we enjoyed temperatures all the way up to 40F!

After church, we were going to retrieve Alice, but she was eating lunch with my mom and her church ladies.  So, we stopped at Arby's for lunch first. Juliet "found" a heart shaped French fry.

From there we picked up Alice and headed to the park to sled.  Sadly, there was a two hour wait.  We opted to go hang out at the library and try again in two hours.

The kids all enjoyed playing, it was a pleasant enough way to 'waste' two hours.

Alice did Alice things.

William was so proud of his structure that he wanted to take some pictures!  This is one of four.

I got about halfway through a murder mystery book, only to find out tonight that my library doesn't have it, and it's $13 to buy the kindle version on Amazon. = (  I might have to make some time when the kids go back to school to finish it.

After the two hours, we went back and it was still a two hour wait.  So, we drove out to the park closer to us.  They weren't open when we tried to go last year, but this year they were!  They don't have the "magic carpet" so you have to pull up your tube on your own.  This was really tricky for the twins, and Billy and I wore out quick (especially since I fell on the ice on the way to the hill.) = (

But all five had fun, and the big three trudged up and slid down the entire two hours we were there!

Eventually I took the twins down to the smaller hill.  It was more manageable for them, and while they still needed my help, I only had to go about halfway down to help them bring up their rings.  They enjoyed this arrangement much more.  If we go again, we will bring our own, lighter, plastic sleds for them.

It was a fun way to spend the afternoon.  And not a bad way to kick off their break!

later days

sNoW DaY!!!

Our first snow day, as far as school being cancelled, happened the Monday after Thanksgiving break!

I was so glad we went on that milk run, when we woke to this:

Sadly, Billy was still expected to go in, so we said our goodbyes, as the snow continued to fall.

William volunteered to shovel the back patio deck, but he didn't get very far.

This picture is sometime after they all went out, and sometime before William knocked Emily in the face with a sled.  Poor girl had a bloody and busted lip.  And, she has another loose [baby] tooth now.

I took the time to shovel off the sidewalk and driveway, then came in for hot cocoa.

It was a heavy, sticky snow, which made it very hard to shovel.  It also stayed on the ground for at least a week before it started to melt.  It all kind of blends together, but we may still have a few small piles left from this snow! = 0  

Right now the grass is out, but we might have white Christmas yet.

later days

Mini Sledding Hill

School was out on Friday, because we had poor road conditions and 3 more days worth of snow coming at us.  It is quite literally the most snow I have ever seen in my life.

Friday Snow:

Saturday Snow:

Sunday Snow:

The truck is still there, just completely covered in snow.

So, Saturday, I spent some extra time outside after clearing our sidewalk/driveway for the second day in a row, and made a pile of snow off of the back deck, for the saucer sled we bought!

Grace was the first to try it out, but we didn't have a camera with us yesterday.  She had an excellent time.

Then, with even more snow overnight, the pile was fresh and ready to go for Emily and William!

I think Emily is the only one who truly enjoys the snow, and will suit up and go play in the cold. = )

Today I had to clear the walk/drive for a third day, and my arms and back are quite sore!  Luckily it's supposed to "warm up" this week.  While I think "warm" is a stretch, it'll be nice to have it climb above freezing for at least a couple of days. = )

later days