Our First Snowy Day

Yesterday, there was snow in the forecast for the first time this fall. Sure, we’d had some early morning flurries back in October, but this was the first time we were expected to get 2-4 inches. The first snow of the year is always exciting, but I found myself getting even more excited, knowing that it would be Tiny and Buba’s first opportunity to play in the snow EVER!

The snow started falling early in the evening, and even though it was tough to see, I held each kid up to the window and said, “See? It’s snowing.” Tiny just stared blankly, not really sure what she was supposed to be seeing, but humored me by reiterating, “Snow.” Buba looked out the window, then looked at me and said, “Dark!”

When I woke up at 6:30 this morning, I could see trees covered with beautiful, sparkling snow. I went into the kids’ bedroom, and pulled up the blinds to give them a glimpse of the snow covered front yard. But it was still dark, and with condensation on the windows, it was still tough to see the snow.

So, while Buba and Tiny drank milk, I read The Snowy Day (a classic favorite) and The Snow Ball. I pointed out all the fun things to do in the snow- crunching through the snow, making tracks, building a snowman, and making snow angels. I was trying to make Buba and Tiny as excited as I was about the snow. But it wasn’t until we got out the snowsuits and boots that they started to show signs of excitement (and most likely, it was just because they knew we were going “Outside! Outside!”)

First there was mostly looking around…

Tiny decided she liked snow…

Buba decided that he did not (and sadly, there were some tears)…

Tiny decided to go exploring…

Buba was okay if I held his hand….

Or if he was sitting in T’s lap…

Then, both Buba and Tiny helped T build a snowman…

And a good time was had by all.