Blessed with Girls: first snow

Monday, February 1, 2010

Snowed In

Our first snow of the year! Living near the coast of NC means the chances of snow are pretty rare. We are usually lucky if we see it once a year. And when it does snow, well that means you're snowed in. Even if it means we gotten a whopping 3.5 inches. That is actually quite a bit for us. Most of our snow is covered by ice and is now an ice rink on top of the snow. The snow/ice came in Friday night and continued through Saturday. We have had very little melting and have another day off. I am just taking in all the beauty of the snow. I just love how the sun glistens on the snow creating a sparkling shine along with the ice encased trees. The girls have had fun exploring the neighborhood and Mattie keeps trying to escape outside. Not many hills here so Caroline has been pulling Mattie along our flat yard. Daddy did venture out one day and took the older girls sledding on one of our local man made hills along with some friends.

I've been trying to catch up on some of my quilting. Key word being "try". Mattie loves going into her sisters' rooms and you never know what she'll get into. She is getting into all the drawers and pulling everything out. She loves going in the bathroom and finding trouble too. The toilet is a problem. The older girls will sometimes forget to put the lid down. I am consistently asking did you put the lid down. And if its not the toilet, then its the toilet paper. We are definitely in the exploring stage. It's not like this 24/7 but we do have to be very mindful of where she is at all times. I'm always worried about what she is putting in her mouth. With older children, that means smaller stuff. With older children, that also means extra hands and for that, I am very thankful!

Caroline and Mattie