Snow Day

We got our first snow storm of the season and it was a good 8 inches.  The school sent out an e-mail that said it was up to the parents if they sent their kids to school. So I made an executive decision and decided it was a snow day.

The kids watched cartoons while I went back to bed.  Then we had pancakes and watched a movie.

Then it was time to put them to work.  We got all our snow stuff on and headed out in the snow to shovel the driveway and play.

There seemed to be more playing then shoveling.

It is hard to tell, but Jaren is licking the snow off the driveway.

When I asked Dayton to help him, this is not what I meant.

Who knew a playground could be so much fun with snow all over it.

Snow angels... or trying to make them.

Jaren LOVES to play in the snow, but he does not understand why it is so cold and wet.

Our sad attempt at a snowman.  By the time we started making him Jaren was done and the snow was not good snowman snow, so we gave up and went inside.

After you play in the snow you have to have hot chocolate with marshmallows and whip cream.

Then it was dance party time.

We had warmed up enough to go back out with Dad for some night sledding.

He built the kids a mini snow hill that they took turns sliding down.

It was pretty awesome.

Even Jaren went down a few times.