Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow, And we'll go where the chalk-white arrows go. For the children, they mark, and the children they know the place where the sidewalk ends.

-Shel Silverstein

Thursday, January 19, 2012

OUR OWN WINTER WONDERLAND

You may have heard about the winter snow storm that has hit the Northwest...
 Well around here it has translated into three days of no school, appointments,lessons or running around.
 It means a good hour of properly outfitting four kids with boots, socks, sweats, snow pants, sweatshirts, scarves, gloves and coats.  And then putting all said outerwear in the dryer when they come back in.
 It means exploring on all kinds of levels...
 And a LOT of fun for almost 10 year old boys!
And seven year old ones too!
 I means the crunch crunch crunch of boots on snow and a steady pot of hot chocolate on the stove top...





 It means seeing our new yard with all it's trees in a whole new light.
 It means snow ninjas are out in full force in our neighborhood.
 So watch out!  Here they come.
 It means afternoon snack may be something cold and wet.
 Can you catch it with your tongue?

 It means magical walks in the forest in our own back yard!

It means a whole new way of seeing the world with it's beautiful white blanket. 
And we love it!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

SO SO fun. You have WAY more snow than us. We have had so little this year.

Lindsay said...

This is YOUR house?!?!?! We'll definitely look forward to coming to visit you soon. We aren't going to see anything like this living on the beach in Mississippi....but not going to lie, the beach sounds fun for a year. Hope we do get to come see you guys sometime soon. It's been way too long. Glad your family is doing well.