Snow days

We've had snow this winter in Tennessee. Not much by Northern standards, but plenty by the Southern way of thinking. I think the kids have missed 5 actual days of school due to snow, but we've been housebound for quite a few more days. We also discovered we have no appropriate snow shoes. Thank goodness this doesn't last for months!

Here the kids are measuring the snow on our deck (in their pajamas).

"Momma, can we go outside now?!?

If it snows, no matter how deep, we must make snow angels!!!

This precious boy just threw a snowball at me. I couldn't take a picture of the one I threw back at him. :)

More snow angels.

I can't keep her from eating the snow...

...no matter how hard I try.

Rosy snow cheeks.

On day 2 we did some face painting. I let the kids pick out a design for their faces.

Eli chose a pirate.

Adrienne chose a leopard. Grrrrowl.

On day 3 we did crafts. Adrienne designed this butterfly mobile to use as a "cat toy" when she's pretending to be a cat.

Eli designed this pirate chest & made it out of shipping boxes & paper bags.

Notice the detail work.

If you happen to open the chest & look at the skull you will be cursed. You've been warned!

Finally a good snowy day!

Snowy day!

Last night it snowed big wet snowflakes that actually stuck to the ground. As tends to happen here in Tennessee, the minute it snows the schools close & there is a run on milk & bread. I already had my milk & bread so no worries there. School was canceled today which was fun for the kids but a bummer for me beacuse then Mops was canceled too. Here are a few images from our morning.

These are our neighbors. The girls love to play together & if one family is outside the other soon comes out to say hello.

A real snow day...with snow

The view out our bedroom window was a snowy wonderland.

The kids had such looks of awe on their faces as they watched the snow fall. It was so sweet to see.

It was snowing as Tony got ready for work. Everyone was advised to stay off the roads, but you gotta do what you gotta do. What would happen if we got real snow like up North?

It actually snowed for a few hours & gave us enough snow to go out & play! The kids threw snowballs, made snow angels & even jumped on a snowpoline.Pretty fun to watch the snow bounce with you!

Adrienne finally got to make her "snow bunny" that she has wanted to make for a whole year. She was thrilled to the point of bursting.

Snow Day

Well, it's official, school is closed for the day because of snow. As I write this it is still snowing great big fluffy snowflakes. Sadly, they are too dry to form into snowballs or any other snow creatures. They do make great snow angels though! We're hoping that there will be school tomorrow so Eli can pass out all his cute Valentines he made for his classmates.

The kids were excited to see real icicles on our picnic table this morning!