Snow Days are the Best Days

We received an early Christmas present last Friday--eight inches of snow! We were truly very fortunate, as our neighborhood was one of the few around that didn't lose power. We were able to enjoy the beautiful snow and stay warm at the same time.

When I saw how quickly the snow was falling, I placed a big bowl on the deck to collect snow for snow cream. It was the first time my girls had been able to have it. I think they liked it...

The next morning, Isabella was so excited when she woke up and saw that the snow was still here. She has been anxious to build a "Snow Queen" for weeks and is utterly enamored with Frosty the Snowman. So, after promising her we would go out and play later in the morning, we started the day by baking a "Happy Birthday Jesus" cake for Christmas. Isabella and Sophia stood on stepstools to help me pour and to watch the mixer work its magic.

After the cake came out of the oven, Phillip and I dressed up the girls in their warmest clothes and took them outside to play. It was their first time playing in the snow.

After awhile, Sophia became cold and irritable, so Phillip took her inside.

She was much happier once she was warm and dry.


I stayed outside to play with Isabella. We set to work building our Snow Queen.


Here's another view of "Frostina." Isn't she lovely?

Later, I taught Isabella how to make snow angels. She surprised me by already understanding the concept, thanks to "Max and Ruby."


She had so much fun that day. She cried when it was time to go inside.



I made it up to her by promising that she could decorate the birthday cake for Jesus when she woke up from her nap. That did the trick; apparently, there's nothing like green icing and "spinkles" to lift a little girl's spirits.

Here's the finished product.

We arranged the candles like an Advent Wreath and talked about the significance of the five candles before we blew them out.

Aside from worrying about our parents who were without power (my parents for more than 60 hours, Phillip's parents for about 40), it was a really fun snow day. I just wish our parents had come over to enjoy the fun.