We got mo' snow....

Well, we are snowed in--again.  This may be the worst winter I can remember in terms of the longevity of bad weather.  Typically we have a bad snowstorm, maybe two.  This winter it just seems never-ending, one snow fall or ice storm after another.  It really can't be 85 degrees and sunny soon enough.  But, it is what it is, and we started our day off with Mickey waffles and fruit--it just never gets old eating a waffle shaped like our favorite mouse!

After breakfast, Brian busted out the snowblower for the ka-zillionth time and dug out our driveway.  While he did that, I got a VERY excited little boy ready for his first romp in the snow of the season.  It's finally not sub-zero weather or wet--so the conditions were ripe for a day of sledding and snow throwing and he couldn't have been more excited.

He has long outgrown his 3T snow suit pants, so it was lots of layers for Max.  We didn't go too crazy though--NOTHING like this poor kid:

POOR RANDY.

Just enough to keep the cold and snow out!

Now, once I sent Max out with Brian, I had a very VERY sad little Margaret on my hands.  She only ever wants to do what her big brother does--nothing more, nothing less.  She just stood at the door and cried and gave me the most pathetic little eyes of plea.  

My reasons for not sending her were simple.  She doesn't have boots or any real winter weather clothing aside from her coat and hat.  But I dug through Max's old stash of gear and found a few things that might work--some boots that were about 2 sizes too big, extra pairs of long warm pants, etc. 

So, I gave in....

...and we had one happy little camper!  

Brian had built a little snow ramp in the back yard for Max to ride his sled down.  We knew Max loved snow, but weren't sure how Maggie would do.  This was her first time playing in the cold, fluffy, white stuff.  I'll just let the pictures tell the story.

When one finds a ledge of snow, one should sit.

This was unquestionably the highlight of the fun--sled rides!

Then, the second Max gets off of the sled...

....Maggie decides a sled ride while laying down for a rest was in order.

This is Max protesting that decision.

They had such a great time.  But, sadly all good things must come to an end, and such was the case with their time in the snow.  We drug Maggie in kicking and screaming and Max soon followed.  They were thrown into a warm bath (which, as a kid was one of my favorite things to do after playing in snow) and quickly found that warm fluffy white stuff is just as fun as cold fluffy white stuff and their play time continued.

A snow-covered Max

Bubbles!

My little darlings.