snow!

It snowed here today! We were eating breakfast and then suddenly there was a ton of squealing, clapping, and little girls yelling, "I just can't believe it! It's so amazing! It's SNOWING!!!!" They ran outside barefoot and started grabbing snow off the table, chairs, deck, etc. and started eating it. Personally I was a little grossed out by this and I tried to persuade them to just catch falling snowflakes with their mouths, but they didn't go for that! Later that afternoon they even brought snow inside as part of their afternoon snack (obviously their idea, not mine!!).

I immediately dressed them in their snow bibs, waterproof mittens, and snow boots for a rare Texas snowfall! At least I'm getting some use out of these clothes before our trip to California.


I brought Larkin in an hour late to preschool because she was having so much fun outside. After I dropped her off, Willa and I went to HEB and then proceeded immediately to the backyard for some more "no" (snow). We made a snowman together and she was so excited to make it. Yes, that is dog food for his eyes! When we were done she tried to pick him up and said, "I bring no-man inside, ohhh-kay?" Here's a pic of her kissing him.

Couldn't eat enough of the stuff!!


Then after I picked up Larkin, it was time for Willa to nap and Larkin played outside for well over an hour. First she stayed on the deck and scraped/shoveled snow into bowls ("I'm going to bring this bowl of snow to Ms. Terrie so she can see it at school!"), then she went down into the yard and tested the waterproofness of her mittens by purposefully dunking her hand in any standing water she could find. She also explored around the yard, examining every inch while singing made-up songs about snow.

I did have about 1,000 things on my to-do list today, but didn't accomplish much because of all the outdoor play...but it was worth it! Very fun and memorable first snowfall for them!