Jumping For Joy .... SNOW

It has been my kind of winter .... very mild temps and very little snow.  My kids on the other hand were wanting some snow.  There have been a few very small snowfalls that melt quickly because of the high temps.  My kids have been waiting for the big snow fall and it finally came on February 22.  There was a lot of excitement in the air at the McDonald house as the snow kept falling. 

The kids didn't waste any time when they got home from school and were out in the snow.  

Max wasn't walking when he came home from China last year and was sick a lot of the winter so never did get out in the snow.  This was his time to get out in the snow. 

As you can see he didn't waste any time with joining in on the fun!

And his expressions say it all ... he was loving it! 

Alexa made a few snow angels. 

Love Max's face her as he stomped through the snow! 

They played puppies in the snow.

Emma taught Max how much fun it was to eat the snow! 

Brothers ... taking a little break in the snow!

The kids started working on a giant snowman! 

And when it was time to come in we had a very sad little boy and a big sister who gave her mom the "what do I do now" look! 

The snow brought a lot of excitement and joy to the McDonald house.  It looks like this too could be a short lived snow ... the temps are on the rise again in the forecast! 

Mr. Snowman

The weather turned from freezing, below zero temps to the 40's and 50's this week. That meant that the snow started melting and it was the perfect time to make a snow man.

They had tried to make a snowman on their own but after they got all the balls rolled they had a hard time lifting them so they would cut them in pieces and put them back together. Here is their masterpiece from yesterday.

The kids were super excited when dad said he would go out and help them. They all were excited and ready to start rolling.

They were working hard to build a big one.

The girls were diligent in rolling snow balls and finishing their snow man.

Shane on the other hand got distracted by the snow. He started out rolling around in the snow and soon became the snow ball launcher.

The girls joined in with some encouragement from their daddy. He taught them it was fun to try to throw snow balls at mom when she was trying to take pictures. Thank goodness for the mega zoom on the lens. Doesn't he look so innocent in this pictures working away on the snow man.

Miss Emma Blue Eyes!

Shane also could often be found stopping for a little snack.

It was time for the finishing touches!

And finally meet Mr. Snowman!

FREEZING Temps

The last two days we have unbelievably low temps.  Today the forecast was -21 actual temp and -41 with the windchill! Now that is Chilly.  To add to the crazy cold temps we had about 4-6 fresh inches of snow and then crazy winds over night.  Of course this was the week that Eric was out of town so I learned how to run the snow blower over the phone and went out to clear the drive! Mission accomplished but boy was it hard work and a bit chilly.  I am glad I didn't have to shovel it all. I think we may have been snowed in until Eric came home if that was the case.  Oh do I appreciate my husband and all the snow blowing he does during the winter! I can't remember when I have experienced these kinds of lows.  So thankful for a nice warm house to come back into!

The drift out the front door on Thursday morning!

Our yard has never had this much snow in it! The kids think it is so much fun that the snow almost hits the top of their play set.  I think they could probably jump over our neighbor's fences into their yards.  I think we are going to have a really wet spring. What do you think?

Well need less to say the last two days the kids have had school canceled because of the dangerous wind chills.  We have enjoyed our days of staying in PJs, hanging out together and sipping hot cocoa.  The kids enjoyed getting sleeping bags out and watching Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs. One Sunday it is supposed to warm back up to 30.  We are looking forward to the heat wave!