sunny snow day

since it was almost 40 degrees today and we are supposed to get another multi-inch snowstorm tomorrow; we spent a chunk of time playing in the snow and sunshine this afternoon.

these kids couldn't get enough of the fresh air and i loved their great big smiles!

this winter has been long and we are stir crazy, but i am thankful for the little snippets of sunshine to warm my soul!

swinging in the snow

gotta love these crazy long iowa winters.....

we don't let a little snow get in the way of our park fun! 

these smiles warm my soul even if the sunshine is still quite a bit chilly!  

snowy day fun (wordless)

let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

hendrix loves playing in the snow.

since we didn't get our first real snow this winter until the week of christmas, i thought that the snow playing season was going to be cut short.

i was wrong.  it is mid march and we have had 5-8 inch snow storms at least once a week for the last month.

this has just given hendrix more chances to perfect the art of snowman building. ;)

thankfully it has been sunny and warm many of the days he has wanted to play outside, so it has been possible to take blaire out in the snow too.  she loves watching what brother is doing, so she enjoys herself with smiles and giggles ;)

the getting ready process is so time-consuming.....and now that hendrix is potty trained, we better make sure we go potty before we get outside!

he is serious about shoveling....

rolling snowballs.....

and even throwing snowballs at our neighbor!

or course, no snow playing event would be complete without a nice warm mug of hot cocoa!

love creating memories with this kiddo.....he's the best!