SNOW!

The end of last week was such a surreal experience for a native Texan. We had record-breaking snowfall. Starting Thursday morning there were what seemed like constant flurries until Friday evening. Needless to say, there was more snow on the ground than I have ever seen in Texas. It caused a few problems for us, including a 36+ hour power-outage at our house and lots of downed limbs in our backyard. But mostly we enjoyed our time in the snow!

First up on the snow to-do list was making a snow man. She and Daddy also loved having Snowball fights and playing with Coki in the snow.
Jillian supervised the construction of our snowman from a stroller.
Meredith had the most fun accessorizing the snow man
The family with our snow man

After dinner that night, I made us Snow Cream. The excitement Meredith showed here ended quickly. We all got a little ooged out about eating snow, but it was still fun to make!
Here was our snowman after another night of snowfall
Froggies came in very handy in the deep snow!!

On Friday we headed over to Gigi's house to try to keep each other warm (her power was out too, but came back on before ours, luckily). We kept up the snow play after we got there, which included heading one house over to recreate my favorite memories of snow as a kid - sledding down the neighbor's driveway! It wasn't quite like I remembered it, but Meredith (and Jillian) were both excited to try it out!

Jillian, the snow bunny ready to go for a little sled ride.
Then it was Meredith's turn! We really needed ice to make it work, but they still had a blast.
Making snow angels
We made another snow man at Gigi's - he wore Papa's hat, so we named him SnowPapa.
Giving SnowPapa a kiss.