Fun in the Snow

Oh my, have we had snow!

It has been so much fun playing outside with the girls.

We have done something new this year.

Kinda spur of the moment but it has been fun.

In the evening after dinner and when Steve needs to shovel the drive and walkways,

we all suit up and go outside to play.

It has been really fun!

Snow days and winter memories

When the phone rang Sunday night and I saw the number was from our school district I put it on speaker. I knew it was the call all of us had anticipated all day but were unsure if it would come true. As the girls listened intently they heard the words we all love......NO SCHOOL!!!!

That meant that no early bedtime!!!!

Steve and Lydia enjoyed a book by the fire.

The older girls and I love BOGGLE, so that was in the works.

We decided to mix up a batch of cinnamon rolls after the girls had watched Man vs. Food on Netflix earlier in the day. They were determined that the rolls we were going to roll out were going to be monsters. Well, they weren't as big as on the show but we did only get 6 out of that batch. We let them rise once, then punched them down and put them in the refrigerator to let them rise the last time so they would be ready in the morning.

When we were finally up on Monday.....SNOW DAY..., we all rolled them out and baked them. It truly was a family affair, minus Steve of course because he had to go to work. Sad he couldn't stay home with us for the day.

Oh they were yummy!

Why is it when there is no school, cooking and baking are always something on our mind to do?

Not sure but I do know it is fun.

To Melt A Mama's Heart

So Lydia had her Christmas program on Thursday night.

She has been anticipating it for weeks.

Why?

Because she was chosen to be one of the reindeer.

Comet to be exact.

She has been saying her lines and actually every other person's too.

She literally had the entire play memorized.

She has the sweetest teacher ever!

Her teacher replaced her 1st name labeled on her desk with Comet and every other reindeer's name as well.

It was adorable! Little Miss was so expressive and totally had the stage presence going on.

I see her following in her sister's footsteps with musicals.

She had been telling us she had a present for us but wasn't giving any hints.

Oh my goodness!

When I walked in and saw all the precious snowman plates that these

kiddos had been working on so hard, I was in awe!

So much detail and time went into them.

Her teacher is absolutely just amazing.

These took a lot of time and energy on her part.

This is a plate that I will display every year forever!

It means so much and Miss Lydia knows her mama loves polka dots

SO......the scarf is decked out with them.

Absolutely melted this mama's heart.