1st Snow of the Season!

Since Thanksgiving, Ella has asked me nearly every morning, "Did it snow today?"  and every day, the answer has been "Nope.  Not today.  God didn't send us the snow yet."  She thinks that snow only happens at Christmastime and was upset that Christmas came and went without any snow. 

And then there was Thursday.  It was supposed to be just a dusting, but the forecast kept changing so quickly, and we ended up with about an inch.  It was just an inch, but thanks to MoDot dropping the ball, it created havoc for the morning rush and cancelled schools everywhere. 

The awe in Ella's voice was so cool to hear. "MOM! IT SNOWED!  IT SNOWED TODAY!" Here are some pictures from that day.

First, I taught Ella how to make a snowball.

 

 Then she turned and started throwing snowballs at me.  I didn't get a picture because it was really, REALLY cold, and I was running away.  New rule: Throw your snowballs at Scout. Poor dog....she puts up with so much abuse.... :)

 Say "Hi" to Daddy!

Before we went back inside, she insisted on making a snow angel.

 Sadly, since there wasn't much snow, here's how the snow angel turned out.... Still, Ella loved it.

And because I realized that I have so few pictures of Eli, it's my 2012 resolution to take more pictures of him.  Here's one, but there'll be more to follow:



I <3 being a mom. :)