March "Snowstorm"

So, all we've heard about for the last 2 days is this big March Snowstorm!!  I suppose that I should have known better than to be excited at the prospect for 5-8 inches of snow, but the Vermont girl in me just couldn't help it.  One more chance for sledding and snowman making!!

Surprise, surprise...I could still see the grass when the snow stopped and the "wintry mix" began.  I felt defeated until I heard "Mommy,  if I take it really, really easy can we PLEASE go outside and make snow angels and play in the snow???  PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE???"

Hmmm...I thought about how long it was going to take to get her ready to go out in the snow, how disappointed she was going to be when she realized that there wasn't enough snow for angels and how the cold weather was going to affect her already yucky nose.  I was eady to use my voice of reason and say "not now honey, let's see if we get more snow" when I remembered my resolve to have more fun, spontaneous moments with her.  So after 30 minutes of getting ready, we were on our way out the front door.

What a fabulous decision!!  It was "slushing" as I like to call the weather we get around here.  There really wasn't enough snow to make angels and she didn't care in the least.  Perk to wet, slushy snow??  Perfect for snowmen.  All winter she has wanted to make one and we haven't had snow for it.  Even in Vermont at New Year's in a foot plus of snow we couldn't do it because the snow was too powdery.

So, we scooped the snow from all over the yard (yes, now it is leaves and grass) and managed a mini snowman.  She found berries on the Holly tree and twigs from the Magnolia tree and a torn leaf from the Holly tree to finish our little man off.  What fun.

We spent the next 10 minutes with me running from the backyard to the front yard pulling her in the sled with her hollering "weeee!!!" the whole time and finished our time with an impromptu snowball fight.

40 minutes outside in really wet snow and she was wet all the way thru to her skin.  So, in we went to strip her down and put her in the tub.  A 30 minute bubble bath with her princess bath friends and a marshmallow topped hot chocolate and the morning has been a blast.

So glad that I took the time today to help her make these memories...we will both have them forever!!