First Snow – 1-21-14
I have to eat a bit of crow, I was complaining earlier that they closed the schools, daycare, government before we even got a flake of snow. It did start snowing about 10:30 am. But really? Even the squirrel didn’t care.
Don’t try this at home – I’m a highly trained squirrel
Of course the snow picked up some and by 4:00 pm there was enough to go outside. ‘lil q was born in Sept ’11 – the winter of ’11-’12 was so mild, we never got to use the winter coat we bought her. [Fortunately a co-worker of mine’s daughter fit in it last winter and this winter it made its way to Boston to the co-worker’s cousin’s daughter.] Last winter was colder, but there wasn’t a snow fall that would allow us to go out and play. So this is her first real snow.
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- Hat, Coat, Boots, Gloves – Let’s go have some fun, Papa
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- Hey, this stuff is cold!
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- I know I picked up a handful, but I can see any on my mittens.
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- Look, Papa, I’m making it snow from my hands!
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- Your Jeep needs to be cleaned off, let me help.
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- I like the snow, Papa, but it’s cold.
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- Did you just throw a snowball at me, Papa?
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- There were flowers in here before, where did they go?
And since pictures are nice, but video is nicer – here are some videos:
We didn’t stay out too long, it was cold, the snow was a wet snow and we don’t have a proper snow suit for ‘lil q. So we came inside and had hot chocolate. Here’s what it looked like about 5:00 pm.
Seven hours later, the squirrel was gone, but we finally had snow.
After we thawed out a bit, ‘lil q and I set out to make dinner. One advantage to a snow day, we had time to make a proper meal.
Four cheese Manicotti for dinner.
She’s growing so fast, Andy. And she just gets more adorable every day.
She is growing up fast – I’m told that’s what happens if I keep feeding her. Sigh. I love watching the changes in her as she grows up, but I want her to have a rewind button so I can go back and watch it over and over. LOL Yeah, not happening, so I’ll enjoy it while it lasts. 🙂
I don’t know who was more entranced, the young princess playing in the snow or the proud father filming her.
Of course, I can empathize completely.
She had a lot of fun. So much so, that when she woke up after the next snow, she announced we were going to play in the snow. 🙂
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