Friday, November 28, 2014

Our White Thanksgiving!

It has been nearly an ENTIRE MONTH since my last post, which is shocking! This is what happens when you're busy!

Anyway... We had our first snow of the season on November 13th. It was the most perfect snow-- just a few inches, nothing on the driveway, but it covered the grass and stuck all over the trees (that's the best part!). The kids had school that day, and it had melted by the time they got home. It was low-maintenance and very pretty!
Fast forward to this past Tuesday. It was the kids' last day of school before Thanksgiving, and they (pretty much ALL kids in town) were beside themselves because of a huge anticipated snowstorm on Wednesday. We made big plans... we were going to have cinnamon rolls for breakfast, decorate our Christmas tree, play in the snow, and drink hot cocoa. Gus was home, too, so he got to join in the fun! We started by getting the tree up:
Then, after lunch, we suited up and went out to play in the still-falling snow. It was pretty wet, but it wasn't that cold-- we had a great time!
And then there was cocoa...
In the midst of all this, we were busy with Thanksgiving dinner preparations for the next day. My friend Miranda came over with her family, and the eight of us celebrated together. It ended up being a lot of fun for everyone, especially the kids (who played in the snow with the dads while Miranda and I finished up with the food).
And that brings us to today... It snowed a little bit more overnight, but it wasn't enough to stop me from waking up at 5:30 and going Black Friday shopping with my friend Caryn! I am officially done with all of my shopping now, and I came in under budget. Woohoo! And despite it being dark and snowy, we had a lot of fun. And I was home by 10am, which left us with plenty of time for enjoying the snow and putting up the rest of the Christmas decorations!
And Maya dressed up as Rudolph. It was an excellent day!
And that is where we're at! So much more has happened, of course. Not the least of which was our shocking discovery that Cookie the chicken is, in fact, a rooster (ack!). But life in general continues to be good, and we are really getting into the Christmas spirit. Good times await us! :)