Playing in the Snow

The first big snowstorm of the season came to Pocatello in mid-November. And boy was it a storm. In fact, it was one of the biggest snow storms we have had in recent years. The kids couldn’t wait to get outside and start playing in it.

When we finally decided it was warm enough for them to go play in it all of the kids were soooo excited to get their snow stuff on. Even Levi, but when we went to go outside...

...this is what I got. He was not happy to be outside in the snow. He cried and wanted me to hold him the whole time we were out there. I forced him to stay for a little while and stand on his own just so I could get his picture. This outfit is too stinking cute to pass up a picture.

Ellen and Trevor on the other hand spent a good portion of a Saturday afternoon pulling each other on the sled, having snowball fights, and building a snowman.

This picture was the end of Levi's snow experience that day. He came in with me right after I took this picture. Although it was the end of his playing in the snow, it was not the end of wearing the snow suit. He wore his snow clothes for about another half an hour inside before I forced him to take it off so that he could take a nap.

The kids snowman was my very favorite part of their snow playing. It ended up being just a little mound of snow that they pushed together. Then, Ellen would send Trevor inside to ask me for the items they needed, a hat, mittens, a carrot, and buttons. Of course they couldn’t ask for these things all at once, so Trevor kept getting sent in the house each time Ellen decided they needed something new. They both loved it and played until they were too cold to go on and it was getting dark.