Snow Days

We've finally had an awesome snow storm!  And it's even more awesome that there has been hardly any wind!  Usually it snows and the wind blows it down the street before it has a chance to collect anywhere, leaving nothing but icy roads and disappointed kids.

Yesterday, it started snowing around 8am and didn't stop all day.  Jayden was so excited to get out in it!  He was running around, jumping, and throwing himself down in the snow.

 Then he started getting brave.  And this :

usually ended in this :

He built me a snowman.

And even started shoveling the walkway, all his own idea, I swear!  I have the best son ever!

Willow refused to go outside, because it required way too many clothes.  "I have to wear gloves????? I'm not doing it".  And she pranced around inside wearing swim caps, and capri pants, and short sleeve shirts.  She tried to get a bathing suit on, but I put the kabosh on that!  Once Royal got home, I told her we were all going outside and she was going to have to stay inside by herself if she wouldn't get her snow clothes on.  She still refused, until we told her that her best friend, Emery, was outside.  "Oh Emery?  Ok!  Hurry Up! I need gloves!"

It continued to snow all night.  We even had a thunder and lightning storm while it was snowing in the middle of the night, otherwise known as Thunder Snow.  Totally cool.

This morning, we woke up to about a foot of snow and it still snowing outside.  While everyone else in the district got a snow day, we did a couple hours of school before we went outside and played and shoveled off the driveway.
Willow and Emery were too exhausted from trying to walk in the deep snow, they laid down in some tire tracks in the middle of the street!

And since Kansas is so flat, we built our own hills for the kids to sled down.

Our neighbors built a ramp right down their front steps.

We had so much snow in the backyard, the swings sat right on top of it.

For being a German dog, Sam really wasn't a fan of the snow.  He pretty much tried to stay out of the deep stuff, and he's pretty much refusing to go to the bathroom unless it is absolutely necessary.

School has already been cancelled for tomorrow, and WSU's campus is closed as well, which means Royal gets to stay home one more day and make it a 4 day weekend!