I suppose it wouldn't have been a surprise if I'd have checked the weather... but we woke up yesterday morning to a surprise snow! We got probably 3-5 inches, which for our area is quite a bit. That small amount of snow rendered our hill undrivable, so we were housebound. That snow also cancelled school for the day today, so the kids and I are home watching movies by the fire.

The kids decided that they wanted to go outside and play in the snow. It was 28 degrees, so by snow standards, a beautiful day. I bundled them up as best I could -- I'm ashamed to admit that as a northerner, I've purchased my kids no snow pants, boots, or good gloves and hats, etc. But they wore layers of pants and their nice warm jackets. We made snow angels (OK, they did), tried to have snowball fights (it was pretty powdery), and used garbage can lids as make-shift sleds. Our neighbor has an extra steep driveway, which made for a great sledding hill.

For the first time... the kids LOVED the snow! Their first experience in it last Christmas they really didn't enjoy.

Perhaps they have a bit of northern blood in them afterall!