Snow Days

Snow has come to the Pacific Northwest!

The moment the large flakes floated from the sky, excitement pulsed through our house. I made chicken soup and rolls, started some hot cocoa, and prepared our house for an evening hunkering down through the storm. The first taste of soup transfered me back in time. I was suddenly fifteen years old, sitting at the dinner table with my family. It was a comforting taste for me. I felt grateful for that taste of "home." Then more importantly,  that home was peaceful feeling.

There is something so magical about waiting for a notification canceling school. Then, spending the day at home intermittently cuddling inside and crunching snow in the backyard.

The kids had a playdate at a friend's house while I was with the older girls setting up a program for the Young Women at our church.

I was sent this picture and it made me smile!

Looks like they were having fun!

Meanwhile we were working on this:

The evening event went really well and I was just so impressed with how well the Young Women executed everything. Yesterday was just all around great.

Today was just a late arrival day; but hey, I'll take what I can get! Caity was so relieved that there was school today so she could take her teacher's birthday present. (She wrote the sweetest story about the school year. I'd have to say my favorite part was when the class felt "so very woeful" when Mrs. Sell was sick.) 

As I walked them to the bus stop, Johnny and Travis kept pelting me with snowballs. The cold didn't bother them one bit!

I'm glad Johnny has a little buddy. 

And there's my girl!

William just loved making footsteps in the snow! "I'm like the snow monster, right?"

Matthew kept pretending his fingers were spider (biders) and they would crawl up my face. We were both laughing so hard.

The last few days he has been running around the house yelling "it's 'noing!"

Nothing like a good snow day.