the world is her snow cone

My kids love the snow, all of them. Those first few flakes of the season bring the begging of "pleeaaazzzeee can we go outside." Now if you are parent you realize that generally bundling your child takes longer than the outdoor playing itself. There is no doubt that after 15 minutes they will come running to the door red-cheeked and covered in snow, whining about coming in because their so cold. My children, despite their love of snow, fall victim to this every time - unless I am outside with them. I've made no secret that I love winter, the snow and the cold, I like fall better, but winter is still one of my favorites. So I don't mind so much going out to shovel and play. Today the driveway was covered with at least 3-4 inches of snow - of course it seemed like more, but I am told that's all there was. When we get big snow falls during the day like this, I like to shovel the driveway so Ryan doesn't have to when he comes home. When mom goes out, so does the rest of the house. So I bundled up the kids and we headed outside. On to my point - and you know I have one. Penny has an unnatural love for ice and snow. She prefers cups of chopped ice to an actual cup of water. When the snow started to fall, Penny can't enter the van without grabbing a handful and eating it to our destination. Today we went outside and Penny was as happy as a pig in a pile of you know what. She just walked around with her eyes wide and her hands full of snow. It was too cute not to share, so I will.

Showing her bounty.

I hope everyone is warm and safe and enjoying this beautiful snowfall! Thanks!