Snow Days

Wow! What fun we had in the snow this last Sunday and Monday. By the time we got home from church and lunch on Sunday, there was a nice blanket of snow covered the ground. So, we all bundled up and prepared to enjoy the beauty of God's creation. First - to the backyard. The girls jumped on the trampoline and made snow angels. Stephen enjoyed watching the snow fall on "Dukey boy"'s nose. He also enjoyed the fact that our yard looked like "Narnia". It didn't take long for their gloves to be wet and their hands to be cold.
So, we changed gloves and headed toward the church with our boogie board in hand to do a little sledding. (You know you're in the south when you go sledding on a boogie board.)
They had loads of fun sledding down the hill by our playground at church. Oh - the joy in their laughter is something that I will long remember. After a while, we came back home and the girls wanted to build a snowman. So, we all got started. It was fun watching them create these snow people.
We came inside and had hot chocolate and watched Narnia. Right after supper, our electricity went out. We spent the evening playing cards and other games. The girls loved the fact that we had to use candles to see. We headed for an early bedtime - when the kids got bored of playing games.
It was very relaxing and unbelievably quiet to not have the TV on all evening. It was a refreshing and fun time that we spent all together playing and having fun.