The nearly perfect day

Snuggled in

Today was a great day! We all went to bed with a hint of anticipation. Mike and I had gotten blizzard warnings on our phones from the national weather service. We went to bed with clear roads but woke up to about three inches of the white stuff on the ground and fiercely falling snow. Since it was a bit too windy to go out , Mack and I put Mason down for a nap and she helped me fold the laundry before we put on a movie and cuddled up on the couch while the flakes flew.

After Mason woke up, we had lunch and I tossed together a chicken noodle soup. The kids and I played for a while before Mack had some quiet time and Mason a nap. By then, the wind had died down but the snow was still falling. Mack and I suited up and headed out!  I measured about 7 inches of snow but during the hour we were outside playing, another inch and a half fell . Mack and I shoveled as much snow as we could into a huge pile ( that Ellie intermittently traipsed through as she ran laps in the snow) . Once it was packed down, it was ready for sledding! 

"Ready, Steady, GO! "

When we could no longer feel our fingers, we came in for coffee and cocoa and fed Mason a warm bottle before we dressed him in his warm clothes and all three headed outside. Mason wasn't very impressed with the snow although he did giggle as the flakes fell on our heads and he munched on a tiny handful of snow . Then he was ready to come inside where he watched Mackenzie from the window, enjoying his afternoon snack.

Snow dog!

Soon the sun was setting so I plopped my two popsicles into a warm bath  before dinner. After dinner, Mack wanted to play " Chase and crawl" which also happens to be Mason's favorite game ( we basically just crawl around chasing each other. Both kids retreat in peels of laughter as you had toward them at a freakishly fast crawl). Before we knew it, it was time for Mason to head to bed which left a peacefully quiet house as we played a board game together.

It was such a great day. The only thing that kept it from being perfect was that Mike was working on the ambulance and had to miss our fun day. As it turns out, though, Mack has a snow day tomorrow and Mike has the morning off. Here's hoping for a repeat!