Two snows in less than a month. That is unheard of where we live. Oh the fun we had. Of course since we homeschool, we don't get off for snow days. Our school was so fun, that the kids didn't even know we were doing school.
We have quite a few snow experiments going on in the kitchen. Writing our spelling words & math problems in the snow, calculating how far a snowball will go & then measuring it. Reading books about snow, researching snow vs. sleet. Of course we had a lot of snowball fights, snow angels & flipping in the snow too.
First, we discovered bird prints on our Welcome mat on the front steps.
Will on a white blanket of snow.
Faith looked like a cute little Eskimo.
Measuring the snow. We had 4" when we measured here,
but it was still snowing pretty good for a long time after this.
We think we got 5 - 5 1/2 inches.
Collin causing an avalanche on Leia, our dog.
Some of our math, a Venn diagram.
The kids enjoyed a Coke Snow Float.
We walked around the neighborhood so the kids could experience how it was many years ago, when they had to walk in the cold for miles & miles. Half way around the block, I was beginning to regret this little experiment. But it was fun.
After a snow fall, I love riding around looking at all the beautiful scenes. We stopped by Target so the kids could climb a big snow mountain.
The boots we had were not water proof. Poor Faith's feet were as pink as her jacket. We stopped by Wal-mart to get the kids some rubber boots. While we were there, we had fun with the sea gulls. They were everywhere.
We also stopped at our local park. After a little visit, Faith & I had to run by the house. The boys & Daddy wanted to take a little adventure & walk to their grandparent's house which was just a little ways up the way.
The snow fun was not over yet. We went to my sister-in-law's house for some snow sliding. They had so much fun sliding with their cousins, Ashton & Nathan.
:Will snow sliding:
:Collin snow sliding:
Follow the pics to see how Faith's snow sliding went.
When I was little, my brother & I used to wake up in the wee hours of the morning & sneak into the den to see what presents were under the tree. Everything was wrapped, so we didn't know what we were getting, but the excitement of seeing the presents & shaking them to figure out what was inside was so much fun. Needless to say, we didn't sleep much that night.
I told the kids this story a few years back & now they have adopted this tradition. The funny thing was, they were not very quite. I was awaken at 3 a.m. by loud whispers of "Come on, Collin, it's time to check out our presents." A few minutes later: " WOW! Look at that big present." It was so fun to listen to them.
Will's favorite present of all...... Starbuck's gift card.
Faith received many wonderful presents, but her favorite was this spin top that she found at Books -A-Million & fell in love with.
Collin wanted a Clemson pillow case. He never saw me sewing on the sewing machine, so he didn't think he was going to get it. He was so excited.
The big gifts were........
A Karate kicking mat &
The Wii Fit Plus
Will's scarf.
Faith's Puppy scarf.
Collin's Clemson scarf.
After opening our presents, we had our Christmas breakfast & then played with all of our presents for the rest of the afternoon.
We celebrated Christmas Dinner at Mammy & Papa's house with Uncle Kyle, Aunt Leahan, Ashton & Nathan. (cousins.)
Our Christmas continued the next day with a White "after" Christmas. What a fun day.
Living in the Southeast, we don't get a lot of snow. We are lucky to get some every few years. To have snow after Christmas is almost unheard of. The day after Christmas always seems a little sad. What a blessing to have a fun day.
I love snow angels. Faith & Collin had so much fun making them.
We didn't have a heavy snow, but it was beautiful none the less.
Friday after our school work was done, Collin went to work with Tony. Will, Faith & I went to Pizza Hut for their free Pizzas. Pizza Hut has a Reading Program for schools as well as for homeschoolers. You read so many books and you get a free personal pan pizza. When the waitress brought mine out, she said that they didn't make mine right and they would be bringing another one for me for free. Woo Hoo!
It was calling for snow. (In our part of the world, it hardly ever snows.) We went to the grocery store and it was a mad house. Hardly any milk or bread. There wasn't any of the 2% milk that we buy on the shelf. The stock man walked by & asked how he could help me. He went in the back and brought out their last 2% milk. So thankful that I didn't have to go to another store.
The poor cashier told me that the store had been packed with people since 7 am. (We went at 2pm). He looked very worn out. I told him that I would pray for him to make it through the day. He looked at me funny- gave me a huge smile and thanked me.
We went to the library for a few free books and movies. Yay! Free food and free movies for our Valentine weekend.
We were going to go get some free donuts with our Valentine coupons, but the snow started floating down. We headed back home for a soon-to-be winter wonderland.
Since we hardly ever get snow, Faith did not have water proof "glubs".(Faith's pronunciation) So we wrapped plastic sandwich bags around her little hands. {Note the 2 different gloves. Faith likes to play with them with her stuffed animals. We couldn't find a complete pair}
***Let It Snow! **** Let It Snow!**** Let It Snow!****
:Snow Angels:
:Snow Ball:Somebody has been watching The Christmas Story way to much. :Collin & Thomas the Tank Engine:
:Leia didn't want to have anything to do with the snow.:
We wanted to try Snow Candy ever since we read about Laura's mama making it for them in Little House in the Big Woods. It was a nice treat.
Snow Ice Cream. The flavor was good, but the kids nor I really liked the texture of the snow in our mouth. It was still fun to try. Maybe when it snows again in 2020, we'll make some more.
(After Chrismas, I found these Christmas Crackers at World Market for $0.70 a box. I grabbed up a few.) We enjoyed these for a Valentine surprise. We made some delicious cupcakes, read Valentine books & watched our free movies. The children loved their Valentine's gift from us. They were so excited. I have no idea what they are going to do with a handkerchief, but that is what they wanted. It was so much fun making them.
Late Sat. afternoon, this is all the snow that we had left. I love when it snows, but I'm happy when it doesn't stick around for very long.
Collin surprised me again on Valentine's morning. He picked out a suit to wear. My little men look so handsome & Faith is so pretty.
:Faith's little Heart Man:
Tonight, I have a story for our devotions about Jesus' love. The greatest Love Story of All.
I am so thankful that Jesus loves me- unconditionally.
Love Never Gives Up keeps running through my mind. I sang this when I was young in my youth choir. I found the music so my children could sing it in the children's choir. It is so true & such a fun song to sing.
Love never gives up, love never lets down;
Love keeps on trying thru smiles or frowns.
Love never says die even when it gets rough;
True love just never gives up!
No matter what_ Jesus loves you- His love just
Keeps going on and on and on and on and on!
When other friends disappoint you, you can be sure
He is there all along!
Love is very patient and kind…never jealous or envious…never boastful or
proud…never haughty or selfish or rude. Love does not demand its own
way. It is not irritable or touchy. It does not hold grudges and will
hardly even notice when others do it wrong.
Love is gentle and patient It gives and then gives
some more and more and more and more and more!
It shares without hesitation, And doesn’t even try to keep score, -
I am a born again Christian. I am a child of the King. I love spending time with my family. We enjoy going to the mountains in the summer and the beach in the fall & winter. I have been married to my "beloved" for 14 years. I am a homeschool mom of 3. Researching is entertaining.
I love dancing with my children in the rain, singing in the car with the music turned up loud(when I'm alone), sewing, going barefoot, drinking hot tea in the fall & winter & homemade lemonade in the spring & summer.
