No Baby and a Snow Day

So, here I am one day overdue. This is really quite typical for me, so it comes as no surprise. However, I would be glad at any time to deliver this little guy and have him in my arms.

In the meantime, we are enjoying a snow day here at our house. The kids have had fun playing outside and now everyone is in and settled down for a while. Jim has headed out to check the roads in case I go into labor later and Kaitlyn and I are enjoying a quiet game of Racko.

I did get one thing accomplished today, though. My wonderful Victory Group (Wednesday night Bible study group), chipped in together and got us a pack and play for the baby. We got it put together and in place. So, we are as ready as we will ever be. We'll keep you posted on baby news.

Here are a few pictures from the kids in the snow today.

Snow covered trees in our backyard.

Kaitlyn making a snow angel

Matthew making a snow angel

Matthew

Christiana and Kaitlyn

Joshua

Jonathan

Micah, Patience (our dog), Jonathan,

Kaitlyn and Joshua

Joshua when he realized I was taking his

snowsuit off and he wasn't going back outside.

Our new Pack and Play!

SNOW!!!

So we finally got some snow. It was only about an inch and a half to two inches but at least the kids were able to sled and make snow angels. Here are some of our pictures.

Snowboard covered with snow on front porch

View from our front porch

Daddy's truck warming up for work

Another view from our front porch

Another view

Micah

Kids happy it snowed

Jonathan making a snow angel

Kaitlyn sledding

Josiah snowboarding

Matthew

Christiana sledding

Christiana

Jonathan

Kaitlyn sledding with Joshua

Not Yet...

Understand as you read this that we lived in Vermont for 4 1/2 years where there is plenty of snow to play in.

This morning we had a few snow flurries and my children headed outside as quick as possible to enjoy it. We have been in Tennessee one winter so far, so we are very aware of how quickly snow disappears here. What I found amusing, though, was that although we were having snow flurries, there was nothing on the ground and yet my children drug out the sleds. "Poor things", I thought, "they can't sled without something on the ground." But they had to try anyway, gotta give them an "A" for effort (my kids have found out that if they can get outside while there is still frost on the ground that they can sled on a frost covered ground).

So anyway, I just had to take a picture of Josiah pushing Joshua down the hill on the sled (because otherwise it wouldn't move). Oh well, hopefully soon we'll get enough snow for them to enjoy :)

Josiah pushing Joshua down the hill on a sled.

My delicious cup of hot chocolate that Christiana

made for me after they came in from the cold.

Snow Days

We love getting snow. It's always so much fun to get out and sled, make a snowman and then come inside for a warm cup of hot chocolate. This weekend we got about 5 inches of ice and snow. We actually got out on Saturday morning, while the roads were still clear, and went to Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. We stopped at the Inn at Christmas Village and took a tour, went to Apple Valley Farms Crafts and Country Store and just enjoyed showing Melanie the sights. Having some trouble with black ice on the way home that night we stayed home from church Sunday morning and the kids got a chance to sled. I was so glad that the kids were able to have a chance to play in the snow. I wanted to make some snow cream but there was too much ice to make a good snow cream. We still enjoyed our hot chocolate, though.

I just love the warm cozy feeling that comes from having snow on the ground, something brewing in the crock pot that makes the house smell wonderful and sipping on hot chocolate in good company. I hope you are enjoying your snow days as well. Be blessed and remember that those warm spring days will be here soon enough. There is a time and season for everything under heaven.

I hope that you are able to enjoy the winter season while it's here.