SNOW!!

I wouldn't have believed it either if I hadn't seen it for myself; almost 8 inches of snow in eastern North Carolina. This is the best picture from the day, at least the best picture of the two of us (thanks Jess!). I had Collin completely bundled up for our trek in the snow, though I'm not sure he appreciated it or that it helped. Keep in mind my two-year-old's legs are only about a foot long and I did say the snow was almost 8 inches deep. If you do the math you can only imagine the amount of icy coldness going up his pant leg each time he took a step. Then there was the subsequent fall with each step because he couldn't walk in the snow. It made for great entertainment for his mom, but not so much fun for him. Since we live in eastern North Carolina and it only snows about once a year he doesn't own snow boots. He doesn't even own rain boots. At his age if it's raining I carry him, his little legs just can't move that fast.
He was able to enjoy some of the morning riding on a boogie board, attempting to throw a couple of snowballs and sliding down a snow covered slide. That was about all he could handle before nap time. For some reason little children don't enjoy the snow nearly as much as their parents want them to. It seems we remember the excitement of snow from when we were about 6 and forget that at 2 it just doesn't hold the same mystique. To a two-year-old it's just cold, wet and hard to walk through. So, needless to say "good" pictures from our snow day morning are hard to come by.

Then, after we got home from a great day playing with friends, the sun was setting and Collin had no extra clothing on he decided to run and play in the snow. No one else around but me, no heavy jackets and he's ready to pose for pictures so we did. I think he did it on purpose. Just to clarify he did not spend an extensive amount of time in the snow with this little clothing on :) But it was the most fun he had in the snow.
To our friends who also got snow we hope you enjoyed it. To our friends who have been shoveling snow for weeks now we hope you are warm and still able to see some of the beauty, mystique and excitement of freshly fallen snow.