This week, it snowed! It started on Wednesday afternoon, holding off until the boys were home from school, but falling well into the night, giving us a snow covered Thanksgiving.
And, what do you do when it starts to snow and the whole family are actually at home? You go for a walk of course, cementing (again) our reputation for being a little odd…
I have to admit, it was pretty cold and wet, and the snow fell quite heavily on us… But, the squeals of delight at being out in the snow (even better as it was actually snowing) made it worthwhile.
Thursday, we awoke to a good covering of snow, but with the morning spent with friends and the afternoon spent cooking and chatting and eating, we didn’t make it outside to play for any length of time.
But, it snowed again over night and this morning there were a good few inches on the ground, perfect for jumping and building and sliding; and snowballs!
Sadly the snow was a little too dry for good snowman building, but it was fun to scoop and pile.
It did make for good snowballs though and the boys (all three of them…) had a great time!
Of course the sledge had to come out… And of course this was combined with a bit of snow throwing :)
The slide was also covered in snow, and that was far too much of a temptation, the 5yo winning the toss at being the one to slide down through the snow. Thank goodness for snow gear!
Shouts of I love snow! from the wee girl and squeals of delight from the boys as snowballs went flying, made for perfect family time. I may yet learn to love, rather than tolerate, the snow :)
I’m linking up with the wonderful Country Kids at Coombe Mill, as always. Click on the badge to see what everyone else has been up to and be inspired to get outside!
How lucky are you! It looks so much fun lol. We had no snow at all in southeast uk last winter :-(
Hoping for some this year. Enjoy thar snow and loved seeing your pictures super cute!
Thank you, the snow is fun, but if it’s anything like last year I’ll be trying to send it to the UK come February :)
Oh wow! How fantastic!! I would love some snow!!
Lovely photos….It looks like you had a great time x
Thank you Kim, we did :)
Oh that snow looks amazing and your children look like they are having the most fun time ever. How lovely to go for a walk when it was snowing too :-)
Thanks Louise, it was a lot of fun :)
I can’t believe you have snow already! I’m so behind on my blog reading! #countrykids
It was quite early to be fair, I’m hoping we won’t get any more for at least another month!
Absolutely glorious photos, so pleased to see you having such fun. You do know that’s it now until about March though don’t you? ;-)
Thank you! And yes, I was relieved to see it go this time, it’s a bit too soon to be snow bound :)
Wonderful photos and just look at all that powdery soft snow. I do so want to have a covering big enough to use the sledges sat in our farm shed this year. Your three are having such a lovely time there, lovely to see. thank you for sharing with me on country Kids and making me long for some here.
Oh, I do hope you get some Fiona! My three do love it :)
I’m so jealous of your snow. It never snows where I live. It looks so much fun.
It is fun, but after four months of it last year the novelty had worn off :)
Oh wow snowing already! Glad the kids had such a good time, you got some great photos. I’m not a huge fan myself if I’m honest! xx
I’m slowly learning to love it… well, tolerate it at least!
Fab pictures! It looks like you all had a lot of fun. I love reading about your different seasons – they’re so much more extreme than the UK’s.
So is not considered normal over there to go for a walk in the snow?!
Thank you! It is one of the things I love about living here, defined seasons :) And, walking is often seen as a bit odd (although to be fair, the town we live in isn’t too bad!), but walking when it is actually snowing? Put it this way, no one else was out!
They look like they are loving it. Don’t think I will ever love snow but I do love seeing Monkey enjoy it #CountryKids
I think seeing the kids enjoy it so much is helping me love it a little bit :)
I love that the US does proper snow #countrykids
Oh wow what a lovely family treat for Thanksgiving. It looks like you all really enjoyed yourselves. Great photos thanks for sharing.
It was great – the kids were thrilled when it started snowing :)
Hi Sara, if it snowed here I’d probably be the first out in it! We do get snow here in Greece, but it’s mainly on the mainland, although we have had it settle up the mountains here a couple of times (nothing like in your pictures mind!).
Your pictures of the family having fun are wonderful and the fact that it’s good outdoor fun makes it even more special!
Thank you Debbie! Winters where snow is pretty much guaranteed are new for us, and while it can get a bit frustrating after a few months, the kids just have such a blast :)
Kids love the first fall of snow don’t they! Lovely photo’s Sara, they look so happy playing there! #Countrykids
Thank you Jo, they really do :)
Oh it does look like everyone had a great time. I love the snowy slide, must have been cold! #CountryKids
The cold just didn’t seem to bother them at all!
It looks like everyone had lots of fun in the snow. I can’t remember when it last snowed here, not for a while at least. Hope they get to build their snowman soon #CountryKids
I’m sure there will be plenty more opportunities for them to build a snowman :)
Oh everyone looks like they’ve had a fabulous time. I always think there is something magical about the first flurries of snow, in fact you’ve had a real dump of snow! But it’s exciting. Lovely photos xx
It is exciting for the kids, they were thrilled when they saw it was really snowing!
How exciting that’s a good amount of snow you have there!!!! Great pictures too!
It will be a long old time before we get any snow haha! Xx
Thank you Chantelle x We really would have to start worrying if you got snow!
You guys really do need all that snow gear don’t you?! A decent amount just in time for the run up to Christmas :) x
We really do need the snow gear! Sadly (or not, depending on your perspective) it has all melted, but I wouldn’t be surprised to get more before Christmas :)
I’m slightly jealous! My boys can’t wait for us to get snow however I can’t stand it for too long! Gorgeous photos!
Yes, I have to admit that I’m not so keen when it lingers… it stuck around for months last winter!
Oh yay, looks so much fun! Love a bit of fun in the snow, really hope we get some this year for Monkey to enjoy :) xx #magicmoments
It was great fun Caroline!
Lovely post and such gorgeous photo’s, it looks like they had a lot of fun x #MagicMoments
Thank you Lindsay x
The first snowfall is so magical but I do hope you get some respite between now and the end of winter!
Me too :) It has all melted this time, I suspect the next time it snows we might not be so lucky :)
Aww now I really wanted it to snow! My son is 4 now and is more aware of things and I want him to experience snow and have this much fun too =) #countrykids
It is wonderful to see the kids enjoying it, they get so excited!
The first snowfall, how exciting! We are still waiting for some cold weather over here, never mind snow! It certainly looks like you all had a great time enjoying it!
They certainly did enjoy it :)
The live you have over their looks amazing, I have to admit I am a little bit jealous and snow! We didn’t even get any this year did we. Looks like so much fun #magicmoments
It certainly has it’s highlights, and the weather is definitely one of them!
Ah I love the snow so much! I guess it must get a little tedious when it’s been around for months, but I’m very glad to hear that those first flurries are still magical :) I really hope we get some snow here this year so Arthur can experience it… It’s still so mild at the moment it’s hard to imagine! xx
I am learning to love the snow, but if we have it for as long as we did last year, come March I won’t love it anymore :)
There is NOTHING better than a snowball fight is there? Frankly I think we’ll be lucky to see snow here in the UK this year so I shall be looking at all your lovely snowy pictures to get my fix :)
Well, I imagine we’ll get enough to keep everyone happy :)
Gorgeous pics as always darling, yay for snow and feeling festive! #whatsthestory
Thank you Vicky x