February 7th Snow

We woke up to a beautiful sight this morning!  Gobs and gobs of snow.  :-)  The snow set off an age old debate.   Children who are thrilled and excited to get out in it. And parents who know that after getting the thermals on, passing last years down to the next child. Zipping up jackets, finding matching gloves and boots, they race out the door.  Less than five minutes later they are at the back door in tears.  Wanting to come in, crying about cold hands, noses running, and in desperate need of cups of hot chocolate, extra marshmallows.  The big boys actually lasted a bit longer today, building forts with rubbermaid packed snow, and having snow wars.
It was thirty minutes of preparation, five minutes of exhilaration, and thirty minutes of stripping off wet clothes, wiping noses and tears, then five minutes of sipping hot chocolate. Good times!