Snow Day!

Living here in NY is a lot different than my childhood in Utah.  While in Utah we have lots of snow during the winter, I can count the number of days on my hand that we had a snow day and didn't have to go to school.  I am pretty sure it was maybe 2 times, possibly 3, and that is from K-12th grade.  The snow there is usually very dry and fluffy, no ice and a well supported snow removal.  

Well living in NY is a different story.  1st, everyone gets bussed even if you live right across the street from school.  I think that is one of the biggest differences and 2nd is all the ice we get with storms.  This winter Mason had 3 snow days and he loved it.  And I have learned that there are traditions that kids do the night before a potential snow storm to make sure that it is an actual snow day.  Mason came home with a few ideas but I asked my friends on FB to make sure that we knew them all and had fun with all the kids doing them!

The kids wore their pajamas inside out and backwards (Mason even insisted that Oliver do it!)  They held ice in their hand and ran around the table 3 times then threw the ice in the toilet for a flush.  We threw salt outside the door and they slept with a pillow under their pillow.  I have no idea who came up  with the ideas but Mason loved it and it was fun to do it together.  

Now here's hoping that we have no more snow days, I am done with winter!  

Snow is falling all around

It was one of those pretty days, warm (considering it has been a quite cold winter) and giant snowflakes which are my favorite.  We got home late and put Oliver down for a nap and discovered that Mason and Lily never came inside, and never got any of their winter gear on.  That didn't stop them especially Mason who kept throwing snowballs at me and Lily who tried to build a snowman with her bare hands, I kept offering her gloves I promise I am not too neglectful!  

First snow storm

We were really hoping for a white Christmas and we got it!  Though these pictures don't tell the actually picture.  There was probably about 2 inches or less of snow when we woke up Christmas morning, enough of a dusting to call it a white Christmas.  Then the next day it snowed a ton which was great fun for the kids and Danny.  Lily really wanted a snow man and Mason wanted a ramp so they compromised with a ramp :)  Actually Danny said the snow was so soft a snowman would have been to hard!  Oliver enjoyed watching them inside while the kids went crazy!  

This girl loves to eat the snow, from the sky, from her hand, from the ground :)

This look kills me, such a normal frustrated Mason face :)