Again?

So it snowed again. We are certainly experiencing some crazy weather here in sunny, tropical South Carolina. Our winters are normally so mild and so lacking in snow. For us to get snow two weeks in a row is somewhat of a miracle!!

I had planned to eat supper with my parents on Friday (the 12th, not this past Friday). I had just put the kids down for their naps and had sat down at the computer when I looked to see the tiniest flakes falling outside. Amazingly they were already sticking but I figured it wouldn't snow too long. When it was almost time to leave for my parents house, my mom called & was worried about us driving over. People in SC just do NOT know how to drive when it snows. As I mentioned, it's so rare that we all tend to freak out when it starts covering everything. We went anyway and I reasoned that as long as we headed home before nightfall we'd be fine.

My Dad literally rushed us through supper because he was so excited to take the kids outside. It was amazing to watch my Dad running up and down their driveway pulling the kids on a sled. After watching him barely being able to move his leg all of last year it was such a blessing to see him running this year!! The kids loved it!! Finally we had to make them come inside to warm up and drink some hot chocolate. After that it was time to leave and you could tell my Dad was disappointed that we had to leave.

Mind you, we left well before nightfall but the roads were already a nightmare. They were so covered in snow that you couldn't even tell where the lines were. I slid several times, not because it was icy but because I was driving on pure snow and my tires couldn't get enough traction. We made it home though but by that time I was starting to worry about Bobby making it home. I kept him updated and finally he left around 8pm to come home (his manager was kind enough to come in to work so he could leave early.) It was nice having him home so early, the kids were super excited to see him before they went to bed.

So it snowed for almost 9 hours or so. The next day it quickly melted as usual. But at least the kids got to sled a bit and throw a few snowballs :-)

Friday Evening at My Parents House:

* This is my favorite picture of Hannah & Samuel.

Saturday Morning at Our House:

*Oscar is licking the snow off the ground.

*I had visions of Samuel shoving snow down the back of Hannah's pants.

Shocking!!

I just had to share these pictures of the kids on the trampoline. Their hair is hilarious!!!

Hello Snow, My Old Friend

As you can guess from my previous post and the title for this one, it snowed today!!! Very rare indeed for our little neck of the woods.

It started snowing around 1:30pm (which I didn't notice until my mom called and enlightened me) but didn't stick. After Sammy got up from his nap we decided to play in the flurries but by the time I got myself and two kids ready to go outside it had turned to sleet. So we went out anyways and visited one of our neighbors. We got home, chatted on the phone with Bobby for a few minutes, and looked outside to see another downpour of snow.

I'm talking solid white and HUGE flakes!!! It was awesome!! So we once again tackled the mess of coats, hats and gloves that were piled in the corner and headed outside. By this point in was almost 4pm and the snow was finally sticking. Our yard was so beautiful and it made me so happy & excited to see Hannah and Samuel playing. Hannah finally got to make a snowball and throw it. Sadly we didn't get to sled or build a snowman though. Around 6:30pm the snow stopped and was quickly followed by rain. Our winter wonderland had turned to a slushy mess but at least we got to enjoy it for a few hours...

Bundled up and ready to play...

The snow is sticking!!!

Catching snowflakes on their tongues.

Please stop taking pictures so I can play!!

Our beautiful snow covered yard.

Sammy was lovin' the snow!

Another picture? It's the last one I promise.

As Promised...

here are the pictures of the kids enjoying all the fun toys they got for Christmas. Sorry it's taken me so long but with birthdays and such we've been going nonstop. So with nothing better to do on a snowy afternoon I decided it was time to fulfill my promise. Yes, I had to mention that it's snowing here because it never snows here!!!

Enjoying the Cinderella Castle from Dave & Karen.

It came with 5 princess' and their princes', lamps, flowers, and tons of teeny-tiny little extras.

Another gift from Dave & Karen was this awesome tee-pee. The kids love playing in here and Sammy gets so excited when I start setting it up. The best part ... you can collapse it and store it in a corner!!
Sammy's 'Car' only goes 2 miles per hour. He is hilarious riding it around the "Hillbilly Day" track.
I've taught Samuel to say, "Nacho!!!" as he takes off :-)
Hannah loves the bicycle we bought her. After a few trips to the track she finally got the hang of pedaling.
She loves the tassels, bell and basket.

This is just a random picture of Sammy and all his cuteness. He's such a serious sleeper...