snow adventures and a great day at swim

Audrey had a great day at swim today! To think we almost didn't go. High winds. Bitterly cold rain. Freezing rain, then sleet. The winds and the sleet made me email her teacher. Not with three little kids and one with an ear infection. Turns out, the winds stopped and it began to snow a half hour before her lesson so we bundled up and headed out. Audrey for the first time ever was begging to go to swim. She's gained a little confidence and I hope it's not short lived. We also got her a new swimsuit on Sunday when we went shopping and she really wanted to wear it. It must have brought her good luck today because she did awesome. It was fun to watch her  and I'm bummed I didn't get a picture or video but Ava did not want to sit on my lap today, or sit anywhere. I had to pull her off the deck a few times. No fear I tell you, no fear.

After we came home from swim it began to snow harder and by mid-late afternoon people were out scooping their drives and sidewalks.  The girls asked begged to go out and play. They built a snowman with neighbor boy Andrew and had snowball fights with Julia and Alex, and they all used the slide as a snow slide, like water, but with snow. It must have been slick because no one landed on their feet. I tried to take pictures but I had to leave Ava inside and she didn't like that much. And my poor feet, slipped inside tennis shoes tromping through the snow. They built a snowman. The best I could give them from our bare refrigerator was cilantro and two cutie oranges. Their snowman looked more like a snow alien. And then, seconds after I took their picture, they destroyed it. 

Finally, snow we can play in! 

Trying Andrews snowball gun. 

Building a snowman

I think the cilantro is my favorite part. :) 

SNOWBALL FIGHT!

This was Ava's view. She got mad if I closed the storm door all the way. Next year Ava, next year. 

Snow angels. I've never seen anyone do this on their belly before. Julia enlightened us

snack break.

Snow slide! They would load up the slide with as much snow as they could and then slide down it.

I love Audrey's laugh in this picture. At Andrew's expense unfortunately. 

Allie lost her mittens awhile ago and now decided it was time to come in. Too cold! 

"Now, if I could only get these boots on maybe she'll let me go out" says a very determined Ava.

neighbors. friends. future classmates.

Sarah