We were lucky enough to get an awesome snow day in McLean! It was the most snow the kids have ever been in. It blew their Arizonan minds.
My dad made me his special hot chocolate to start the day. I love this stuff- it is heavy cream or half and half with unsweetend cocoa powder and cinnamon put through a frother. Dark delicious goodness.
Isaac readily accepting the fact that the entire world has been covered in a mysterious white substance
Elliot put the pillow there so that he could have a comfy place to sit and watch the snow.
We didn't have good snow gear, so we rolled up the legs on some much-too-big snow pants. Mimi lovingly wrapped their sneakers in packing tape in an attempt to make them somewhat waterproof.
The railing shows how much snow there was, and it was still coming down!
Isaac had no gloves so we just let him touch it for a short time on the deck. Annie's gloves were way too big and kept falling off. I was determined to recreate the Mount Johnson sledding hill, but my endurance for snow constuction far outstripped that of my kids. I got a decent launchpad and track in place and the kids humored me with a few rides before going inside.
My dad has a snow blower that I took a turn with while Elliot tried his hardest to throw snowballs into the intake so it would spit it right back out.
My other favorite snow day tradition: Scones! We had toppings for navajo tacos and dessert out. We were in fry bread heaven.
Great picture of the cute guy I married
Isaac was mostly into the olives. And his beloved Grumpa.
I persuaded the big kids to go out with me again to go sledding at my old elementary school. It was a big success! I wiped out with Annie several times, but she was willing to get up and go again every time. Elliot surprised me with his boldness and willingness to go over the ramp.
Good ol' Chesterbrook Hill
The face of a master sledder
Annie was oh so happy to be there
It was really cool to be able to share my childhood snow day traditions with my kids!
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