Snow Days 2016

Dear Gage, Gabe, and Grant,

Once again I find myself very far behind with my letters to you boys. It seems time just slips away. I will try to do better. There's been a lot missed in the past few months, so I will try to get back to those. But I figure I would start with our current situation: SNOW! We had our first big snow fall of 2016 on Wednesday. We woke up to a nice blanket of snow and the snow continued until about 10am. We watched it fall from the warmth of our home, but you boys were itching to get outside and play.

The view from our front porch

View from the back deck

Once we got dressed in our winter attire, it was time to take on the snow!

Bundled up and ready to take on the snow

Gage making a snow angel

Gabe making a snow angel

Check out all this white stuff!

Sledding with big brother

This sledding isn't so bad!

Got out the big sled for you all to ride on

 And of course, no snowfall is complete without a large bowl of snow cream! Delish!

On Thursday, the roads were clear enough for us to run some errands. We spent most of the day out and about so we didn't get to play in the snow much. The weatherman was predicting another huge round of snow, so we knew there would be more time to play. Overnight, we got some freezing rain and sleet and by the time we woke up on Friday, the snow was coming down. It was absolutely beautiful. The snowflakes were so large and fluffy. I just love watching the snow fall.

Snowfall from the front door

Icicles off the play set

Frozen branch

Snowday selfie with my Gage

Looking down to the creek - beautiful

The snow was a little too deep for snow angels.

I'd say the second storm brought in around 8 inches of snow. Add that to what was already on the ground and we'll be playing in the snow for days to come. 

I love you,
Mommy