Snow Day

Yes, it finally happened. After molding tiny wet snowballs from the past few disappointing snippets of intermediate snowfall. After explaining to Ava—again and again—the joy of suiting up for a frolic among inches of snow (an event she had been desperate to experience for herself). After securing Disney Princess snow boots to match the blizzard-style Disney Princess winter coat. After doing quite a creative dance in hopes that the snow spirits would finally relent and let my daughter have her first true romp in the snow. Yes, it finally happened!

Monday and Tuesday were snow days for the Smith family (thank you, Pike County!), and we couldn’t wait to take advantage of the thick carpeting of snow that had blanketed our neighborhood. Ava popped out of bed Monday morning ready for her adventure, although mean ‘ol Mommy made her wait until after lunch when the temperatures peaked around freezing. At that point, we began the time-honored tradition of donning our winter gear to battle the elements. Although Erik and I pulled together a hodge-podge of clothing that represented various stages of our past, and would have embarrassed us greatly had any of our neighbors been peeking out their windows, we at least had prepared an adorable outfit for Miss Ava. As you can see in the photos, she could not have been any cuter for her first official snowy foray into the backyard!

As for our adventure, we enjoyed all the usual wintry entrapments: making and throwing snowballs, kicking loose snow at each other, and building a snowman. Of course, this particular snow didn’t stick very well, so please do not judge our small, simple snowman. He served his purpose, and served it well, and we love him for it. Then we ended our fun by drinking hot chocolate with marshmallows back in the toasty warm house. Ah, another adventure. Another memory. Another photo-op for the blog and/or scrapbook.

If it has to be so cold, then at least we have snow days to warm our hearts!