Snowpocalypse

The weatherman predicted a doozey of a snow storm for our area.  We were on the line of "maybe it'll be snow, maybe it'll be rain" the whole time.  Our county finally made the call to close the schools at 5:00 am in fear the bad weather would come and students would be stuck at school (which is what happened in Birmingham a few weeks ago).

So, snow days mean snuggle up at home days for this teacher and her babies.  

We started the morning off with some good ole fort-building practice.

What good is a fort without a fortress wall made of snacks?  

Oh, and safety first.  All who enter must wear swimming goggles.  

I had to post this one so all the Sam fans could see 

the full effect of static electricity on the ol' hairdo.

And, since this was Lucy's first snow, I had to have a photo of her enjoying her first experience with the fluffy white stuff.  This wasn't quite what I had envisioned, but it's what I got.  

Just keepin' it real.

Snow Day

One of the perks of being a teacher is the highly-coveted SNOW DAY.  For the past couple of years, the "schools are closed" snow day has been a bit hard to come by.  However, we were blessed with just such a day.  A day to snuggle the kiddo, sleep late, stay in our pajamas all day, and spend some quality time together.  We may have decided it was such a special day that we needed to make a run to the grocery store for a special Woody apple juice and giant blueberry muffins...

We actually didn't get any snow at our house until the next day.  It wasn't long before Anamana and the boys showed up at our back door ready for some fun in the snow.  They walked over through the school yard, gathering snow as they came, in hopes of building a snowman...

It was Sam's first time to actually do any real playing in the snow, and he was a big fan!  We built a great snowman with apple eyes, and ping-pong ball nose, and a plastic plate mouth!  The boys were super impressed with their work.  We finished just in time to run inside, dry off, drink some hot chocolate, and admire our handy work.