Snow Bunnies

This has been the "snowiest" winter that I can remember! Today was the FIFTH time this winter I have seen snow at my house, and I think today could/should be classified as a blizzard (by DFW terms, not necessarily northeastern terms). There's approximately TEN inches of snow in my yard right now, and it is still coming down!

I had a white yard this morning when I woke up, and when I got to school, I was greeted by dozens of snowmen all around the building/teacher parking lot. Too bad I didn't have my camera then! As I walked up to the building, there were kids running amuck in a HUGE snowball fight! Nearly half the school was outside playing - the building was nearly empty, which is very odd for my campus. It was incredibly fun and uplifting to see this game - I even got in on the action a little! (Not too much, though - I had my laptop!) Thank goodness I wore my rainboots today and carried in my shoes - it sure was slushy.

The drive home wasn't too bad, and when I got here, Robby and I took Abigail and Chance outside to play in the snow. Chance hated it (he always has), especially since it was so deep! It was a lot deeper in Mansfield than it was in Grand Prairie. The depth nearly covered my rainboots here - and it was only about 7 inches thick at that time!

What surprised me was how intrigued Abigail was by the snow. I thought she would be timid; instead, she squirmed to get out of our arms and immediately threw herself into a snow pile! She had a hard time getting back up, but as soon as she did, she jumped into it again! This girl is so funny! Robby packed a few snowballs, and after I demonstrated how to throw them (with Robby as my target) we let Abby have a go. She threw them all right! Of course, instead of throwing them out, she threw them down. Sigh. Cute, nevertheless!

We let Abigail play for a while, but eventually brought her in so the snow wouldn't seep through her clothes and make her cold. It was after this that Robby and I took Chance in the backyard and let him run around (which, of course, he didn't do much of!). Robby then took this opportunity to build a snow fort. He's still a kid at heart. Fun day!

Watching Dad play outside without her.

Robby made a real snow cone. He thought it was hilarious!


Of course, he had to try it!

His snow castle!