The weathermen said yesterday that we might get a "dusting" of snow last night. So imagine our surprise when we woke up to 3-4 inches (and it's still snowing)! Our church got cancelled so we settled in for an unexpected snow day. Scott panicked that we might starve (because I had planned to go to the store today and our pantry was close to bare.)(and we were out of diet coke which is pretty much a national emergency) so he went to the store this morning and we should be set if we are here for another 3 weeks. ha!
We bundled Harper up this afternoon and took her out for a few minutes in the snow. I really didn't let her get in it because I didn't want a wet baby or a sick baby but I held it and let her look at it and she said "OH!". ha! I think she thought it was like cold sand.
But today we just had fun looking at it and maybe throwing a few snowballs at daddy!
(I bought my coat at WAL-MART last year for $10 and I'm still mad I didn't get another because they had every color in the world)
Added:
I had several blog friends suggest this so I thought it would be fun! I brought in some CLEAN snow and put it on her high chair and let her play with it for a few minutes!
136 comments:
How fun!! I would love to see some snow down here in Louisiana! Send some a little my way, okay? :) LOL
Harper looks so cute all bundled up & that pic of Dawson is hilarious!!
Ya'll have a good warm & snuggly day! :)
~Stacy
great fun!!! here in MN we have an abundance of snow, and I LOVE IT!!! :)
I love the picture of you throwing the snowball! It's great!
Living in Wisconsin, I am so used to snow. However, since having my daughter last February, I notice that I am so much more cautious than I used to be. I drive like an old lady somedays!
Glad you all got to enjoy a day at home together. Enjoy the snow!
I feel the same way about snow!! I am lucky to live in Texas!! Although I'm not sure how I will survive in New York when we move there later this year!! YIKES!!
Wish we had some snow here in KY! The weatherman says we might get some the middle of the week! Great pics! Better to have the snow now than on the 16th!!
I love all those snow pics!! I know you are as happy as I am to see snow since we missed the Christmas snow! I think yall got more than we did in Fay. Matt and I played in it at 2 am! It was so beautiful coming down last night!! Hope you have a great snow day!!
Love the snow pictures! Looks like SO much fun! It is supposed to snow here in Houston, Texas Thursday morning. I am crossing my fingers!
I love that close up pic of the two of you! You look so pretty and happy!
I remember reading you blog and you Dad's blog about the snow and ice storms -- hard to believe that was almost a year ago!
I love snow because I love to ski - but I have to travel to see it!
WOW!!! We need some of that snow!!!! Looks like ya'll had lots of fun!!!
Kelly I am relatively new to your blog. But I just have to say how much I admire you, You are a ray of sunshine to this sometimes pessimistic Grandma. Blessings to you and your sweet Harper and your husband.
what a great family snow day!! and a very happy belated new year to you and your little family...may 2010 bring even more blessings than 2009!! :)
looks like fun
Just an FYI that you m already know, but maybe not, you cannot get sick from being wet or cold. You actually need to have a virus to get sick. So going out without a hat and getting sick from that is an old wives' tale. Just something you may want to know for those days that you want to have a little fun outside!!!
Awww looks like you were having fun, there's just something about throwing snowballs at our husbands lol! I hate the cold too, but snow is so much fun if you can just play and not have anywhere to go! My 4 year old thinks he has to throw snowballs at me every time we leave to go somewhere!!! Harper looks so cute all bundled up :)
One of the best things about having kids to me is that you see everything with new eyes. All of that wonder from your own childhood comes back and you are so excited to see your own babies experiencing all the fun things life has to offer for the first time! :)
So cute!! Unexpected snow days are the BEST! I hope I get one before too long.
Love seeing my Harper out in the snow. I know that Dawson loves it. He had plenty of experience with it here last year.
Aww, I'm no fan of the cold weather either, but I wish we had snow here in Louisiana, maybe next week ~ it's supposed to get really cold! Harper looks so cute!
Precious pics! I think Dawson had the most fun! How cute:)
Those are some of the best pictures you've had on your blog! Can you believe the winter we are having already?
The snow is so beautiful here too! I hate driving in it. I was so lucky when I lived in Fayetteville, my boss was from Florida and any time snow was predicted she told me to take work home with me and if school was closed not to come in.....now I just decide that for myself and enjoy a snow day with my little boy :)
Cute pictures! I think I have that coat too! Wal-Mart??
Driving in ice/snow completely stresses me out. Thats why I glad I work in Education, most of the time if it is icy I don't have to go! Woo hoo!! Love that picture of you throwing the snow ball. So fun!
Oh please send some down to South Arkansas! We would love to see some. My 2 kids have only ever gotten to play in the snow once in their lives and Will was only 8 months, so it doesn't really count for him, ha! Glad you all had fun.
Snow is, I believe, our consolation prize for putting up with the freezing temps, ice and grey skies of winter! :) I live in northern-Ohio, so we get a fair amount of all of the above, but the snow is definitely more exciting now that I have kiddos that love to go out and play in it!!! Harper is so cute in the snow and throwing snowballs at Daddy? The best! :) Stay warm and enjoy all the cuddles that the cold weather brings.
Ruthie
So fun. You look GREAT! Where is Momma's hat, scarf & gloves??? :) Harper is looking too cute in her coat & hat. Dawson is precious, too! :) Enjoy. I grew up in OH and have LOTS of fond memories of snow. :) (but I live in Dallas now so I don't get to see it. :( )
I'm so jeaslous that you got to take Harper out in the snow. We will probably never get that much snow in Mississippi in Bailey's lifetime, haha! And if we do, we sure won't have that many coats and hats and gloves. She looks so cute. I know that was so much fun!
Love the pics!!! I'm not sure Harper understands why in the world mommy is throwing something at daddy...but she'll figure it out when she gets a little older :)
Precious!
Too, too cute!!! :) I can't believe they cancelled church for you. They don't cancel ANYTHING here in SD unless it's an all-out blizzard and the governor has issued a "NO TRAVEL WARNING!" In other words, it has to be super hard-core SNOWING in order for anything to be cancelled...as in 25 inches!! ;)
So glad Scott made it to the store and you guys got to take Harper out to experience the joy of snow!
It looks like a lot of fun!! We haven't bundled up our little one for a trip outside in our snow. She's just 7 months and I know she definitely wouldn't understand!
You look great by the way!! Such a pretty mom and daughter combo! :)
Ugh! Anytime you'd like me to ship some snow down from Wisconsin (we've always got LOTS to spare!), just let me know =)
Looks like you had a fun time for the time you did get to spend outdoors--especially Dawson!!
Looks like fun!
Oh please send it to Alabama!!! My kids are 10 and 7 and have never seen a "real" snow! In 10 years we've never had more than 1/2 an inch! And it was gone by 10AM!!! We have to travel to play in the snow! My kids would be in Heaven if we had snow AT OUR HOUSE!!
Enjoy your day in!
You and your snow baby look so cute in the snow....BUT...DAWSON looks ADORABLE!!! That picture of him just makes me smiiiiiile, bless his heart!
Awww..what a fun memory! And I agree - snow is fun, as long as you don't have to drive in it!
I love snow days too but it would take a lot more than 3-4 inches to make it a snow day up North! Now being without Diet Coke would be an emergency!!
These pictures are some of my very favorite you have every posted - SO SWEET!! I am jealous of the snow, too. My kids and husband are up in Harrison with lots of snow, but I'm stuck in Little Rock on bed rest and we were supposed to get some flurries - nothing so far.
I haven't seen our lawn since before Christmas. It's so cold now, though, that it's not pretty, fluffy snow.
I can't believe your church got cancelled for 3-4 inches! CRAZY!!
Looks like you were having fun in the snow.
~Em~
Your pictures are beautiful! It snowed a little here, but nothing like what you got.
ah kelly im so glad harper got to experience snow and get out in it. You two just looked adorable out there! I can not get over how everytime I see a picture of harper she is geting prettier and prettier. She is just adorable.
Have a wonderful snow day...
hugs,
Francine Howell
I once lived in the South and love how a little snow shuts everything down and you get to have snow days! The best part of your snowfall is you get to enjoy it, play in it and then it melts. I'm jealous. Not so lucky on the frozen snowy prairie. Enjoy your snow!
We must be neighbors! LOL..The weather man said a "dusting" for us and we got 3 inches of snow again! Looks like you had a great time!
Too cute!! I'm totally ok if we don't get any snow here in WA this year. We had our fair share last year! lol
SUPER jealous that y'all got snow, I wish Memphis would get that storm y'all got :) Happy New Year and Harper is adorable in her snow outfit!
Katie
We've taken B out but I won't let him touch it either! All of our neighbors have their kids out playing - I can't wait for that day!!!
It snowed ONCE at my house when I was 7 years old, and I thought the excitement would kill me. We NEVER get snow in Southeast Georgia!!
Great pictures. You could scoop up a bowl of snow and set it and Harper on a towel in the kitchen (or in the bathtub). I use to do this for my kids when they were little.
South Central Missouri got snow and it's still snowing...we are loving it! Wish they would cancel work tomorrow! :) Enjoy your time home!
Hi Kelly, I think Snow is Heavenly...if I can be in the inside looking out at it! (:>)
I don't like to drive in it or even get out in it at all if I don't have to.
But it is beautiful to look at.
I do have fond memories of making snowmen with my girls when they were little though.
Before too long you will be doing that with Harper.
Loved the pictures. You are so cute!
Love ya,
Linda @ Truthful Tidbits
What sweet pictures! I have enjoyed visiting your blog this year. I am a native Memphian displaced to the midwest! Has taken most of my 7 years here to get used to the snow we get here! Glad to see AR won the Liberty Bowl. Happy New Year to you and your family, and may you be blessed in the new year.
Absolutely beautiful, thanks so much for sharing. It is cold enough here for snow but so far we haven't seen any:(
Blessings and stay warm!
Kaye
Matthew 21:22
I remember that first snow and praying for you during that time. So glad she had a good time with this snow! ;)
BEAUTIFUL pictures! It looks like a Gap commercial!
I don't think ANY of us who lived through last year's ice storm will forget it! I love the expressions on Harper's face.
looks like a great time! we have tons of snow in KC too! your dog looks hilarious! mine wants nothing to do with it! haha poor baby!
Those are great pictures, Kelly!
What fun pictures!!
Yes, my stomach would be in knots driving in it to work too! I'm glad I don't do that anymore either...
adorable pics!! so jealous. my boys keep asking when is it going to snow down here. they don't understand that louisiana just doesn't get snow! you look great! love your hair and harper is as adorable as ever! enjoy.
Love the look on Harper's face when she's looking at the snow! She's not sure what to think about it :) I love a snow day!
Oh how fun! It took us 15 minutes to get our daughter in her snow gear and she acted like we were dipping her in acid she fought us so much, but the moment we got outside she was in heaven! I know that I am looking forward to snow days and making cookies with her too!
Love the pictures. Harper looks so cute in her snow gear!
I LOVE snow too---but here in Iowa, we got about 24 inches last week---talk about A LOT of snow!!!!! Cute pictures!
Awwww you and Harper look soooo stinkin cute all bundled up and playing in the snow! I love the Dawson where's waldo pic.... LOL
Glad you were able to make a Diet Coke run....that would be a national disaster in our house too! LOL
Summer :0)
Y'all got way more snow than we did! The roads here were clear when we went to church around 10!
I'm glad y'all were able to make some fun memories with Harper today!
great picture of you and Harper throwing the snowball and oh so sweet that Dawson looks like a white snowdog , enjoy the snow, we just got cold weather here in Eastern NC, Yep, we lost , glad I am not a football fan
fun pictures!! I put Lucas in a snowsuit for his first time in the snow about a month ago and he HATED it. I think I made a mistake by putting him in it, it was probably too cold on his bum or something!? But he sure looked adorable!
Hope you got your diet coke! :)
So much fun. You two look great. Dawson is too cute in the snow!
I want snow!
Cute pictures! I would be a fan of snow if we only received 3-4 inches. :) We got 20+ on Christmas Eve/Christmas Day ... which makes me not enjoy it.
Love the snow pics. All my previous dogs have loved the snow, especially chasing snow balls. But the dog I have now (prissy standard poodle) doesn't want to get her feet wet. Glad Dawson is having fun. Next year Harper will be playing with him. We may get a dusting Thurs. night. Everything will grind to a halt here if one flake falls. No one in Ga. knows how to handle snow.
Keeping you in my heart in Ga.
Donna
Those are great pictures of the 2 of you!
So fun! Send some to NC please!
You could make some snow ice cream! Being a from Arkansas and now living in Michigan, my kids LOVE it!
SNOW ICE CREAM RECIPE:
1 cup milk
1 egg, (i always use egg beaters)
1/2 c sugar
dash of salt
1 tsp vanilla
clean snow (we never use 1st snow)
Mix all ingredients except the snow. Mix well. Then add clean, fresh snow till absorbed.
ENJOY!
Looks like you guys had fun. Love Harper with the snow. I'm not as excited about snow as you, but somebody has to be. Ha, glad it's you. I'll take a warm beach any day.
She is so cute What a great idea to bring snow in and let her play with it!
Stay warm and cozy !!
Stephanie
how cute are you, kelly?!? love the pics!!!
Kelly, your hair looks awesome today.
what cool pictures! What camera and lens are you guys using? I would love for you to make a post about what camera/lens you use and any photo tips you have! I love it!
Kelly,
When my son looked out the window at his first snow (he was just over 2 years old), he said "Where the dirt go, Mommy?"...hehe!!
Harper was adorable all bundled up! Enjoy the snow days at home!
How cute - looks like ya'll had a great time playing in the snow. I know how much fun we always had playing in the snow and baking cookies when the kids were out for a snow day - a snow day in Arkansas is a rare treat indeed - Enjoy! :o)
The snow looks like so much fun! We live in NC and NEVER (once every few years) get a chance to play in the snow! I have snowsuits for my two, just in case. We can always hope for it! What a great idea to put snow on Harper's high chair tray! You're so smart! Stay warm this week!:)
So fun! I hope we get a snow day soon in B'ham, maybe Thursday the weather people say, we'll see! And thanks for the idea of putting the snow on the highchair tray-we might do that too if we have any snow. Great way to stay in and not get sick!! Happy early b'day to sweet Harper!
Sooooooo fun..... bring some of that on down to Florida, haha!!!! :)
I don't know if I've ever left a comment or not before because I know so many but I thoroughly love reading your blog. Anyway, I'm one of those people that want to know where you got your jacket, lol! I normally don't ever have to ask where you got something because enough people have already asked and you've already posted it by the time I read it but I do love your jacket and was hoping maybe it was a new purchase I could still find. If you get a chance to let me know please do! Take care and keep blogging!!
Being out of diet Coke is an emergency here too!! But I have to know how often you color your roots! Or is your stylist just that great? Based off pictures you have posted before your hair is naturally dark, right? And the pic of you and Harper shows your roots! Amazing! I swear as the day after getting my roots down I already need a touchup!
Great pictures!! The snow is beautiful...wish we would have gotten a little more than our "dusting" in Central AR!
My 2 yr old son was looking at the post with me and when he saw Dawson he said "thats snow doggie"
Too cute! Looks like you guys had fun!
I have to giggle that your church was cancelled! We have had snow on the ground since Christmas day and it looks to hang around for awhile with our low temps all week (about -8 this morning). I'm sure the folks up in MN and SD laugh at us when we have everything cancelled for a 10-12" of snow!
Your pics are AWESOME and I love the "snow on the tray" idea!
aww! Maybe next year our girls will be old enough to play in the snow together on a snow date! ;) We did the same thing today, but Chad watched from the window with Avery & watched me building a snowman! So much fun!! ;)
See ya soon sweet friend!
Precious pictures! I love it! Still cannot believe our girls will be 1 in less than 2 weeks. Crazy how fast this year went by - I love to see Harper doing so much of what Evie is doing. I will try the snow idea with the highchair if it ever snows here in TN. My word verification is hogrand!
Love it! well, I want to know where ya got your pants! I love the flare on them? Are they ski pants or fleece pants?
How fun! I sure hope we get some snow soon!
Your snow pictures are beautiful! And I love the 'snow on the high chair' idea...that is genius!
That looks like so much fun! Down here in Texas we freak out if there are snow flurries, needless to say I would love for it to snow here! I agree that running out of Diet Coke is a tragedy in our household too! =)
I am just dying for some snow around my neck of the woods! I would love to send my kiddos out to play for hours and then welcome them back in with mugs of hot cocoa... but alas, I have rain. Not snow.
Enjoy and Blessings,
LMM
Most precious pictures ever! Glad yall had a wonderful snow day~!
I love the pic of you throwing snow with the babes! So cute!
Wonderful pictures!!
Snow Cream, Kelly! Snow Ice Cream!! Ever had any? My dad was from Ohio and it is common up north.
Gather clean snow and mix vanilla, sweetened condensed milk and evaporated milk-if needed. Yummy, is not the word.
Actually, you could mix about anything with it like you make normal ice cream. No need to run through the ice cream freezer, though. If you've never tried it, you should!
Melanie Keffer
Those are the most precious snow pictures ever. You will treasure them someday!!!
We have plenty of snow here in South Dakota! Happy New Year ~Natalie
Here in the middle of NSW Australia where I live it is a hot 40 degrees C! I would LOVE to have snow! and how awful you ran out of diet coke....I would have to send my lovely hubby out like yours to get some too! harper is so cute, I want my sister who is 28 weeks to call her baby Harper if she has a girl, best wishes to you and your lovely family
from Leah
mum to jake12, Britt 10, Laine 8 and Fallon 6
it looks like you and H had so much fun!
We leave CA on Sunday...to visit grandparents in the north and then on to frigid Ukraine in the depths of its winter. I hope I look as cute and happy! :)
Soo cute! I'm in LR and it has snowed a tiny bit with some sleet but not near that much. I wish we would get some though so I can take my 2 year old out in it! She would love it!
I was going to ask about your camera and lenses and I saw someone else did too. I am with her, that would be an awesome post! I just got a new Rebel so I am all into that right now. Your pics today were great!
Glad to hear you say that she'll stay home from school and not go to school at home!
What beautiful photos! And that idea with the high chair is genius!
Cxx
Hey girl!!
These snow pix are awesome! What a great idea to put some on her highchair! She is so precious and I hope y'all have a wonderful day!
Big hugs~
Fran
Great pics. I'm totally jealous of all that beautiful snow...out here in AZ.
Please stop by my blog for today's first ever (RED) MEATLESS MONDAY'S LINKY PARTY!!
I bet it was fun to watch Harper's reaction to the snow! My London (15 mo) loved it for about 2 min before decided "no thanks!!". haha! And my poor dog HATES snow. She's a little 5lb puppy though. Looks like y'all had a really great weekend!
I love the pictures of the 2 of you together! Definately something to frame!
That is so much fun! Oh, and I got the same coat for Christmas - Red for Georgia Bulldogs... though I know who your red team is! Harper is turning one soon - are you ready? My son turns one three days after Harper. I am SO not ready!
Those pictures are great!! Quick question - who designed Harper's birthday invitation for you? My daughter is turning one soon and I'm looking for someone to design her invitation. Can you send me an email and let me know? amanda.debruler@gmail.com
Thank you!
Amanda
Trista's Mom
I got the bright green one and wish I gotten one in every color too!
I'm from OK where we just survived the crazy Christmas blizzard! I'm glad to see our snow melting, and glad some came your way. :) I'm 6 weeks pregnant now so I'm pretty much a crying blub about anything and your future plans of being home with Harper on school days baking cookies and playing in the snow made me super emotional because I can now dream of the same things! :)
Harper's face in that last picture is too funny! It looks like she's not quite sure about that snow! And I love the snow puppy! It looks like he was trying to root for truffles or something! LOL!
I bought that same coat from Walmart last year (but in black). it is the warmest coat I have ever had! I vowed to buy another one this year, but they were shimmery and were $15 dollars so I didn't!
I'm new to your blog and love it!!!!
I didn't know where to ask this but didn't know of another way to contact you but I was trying to find a recipe that you posted some time ago. It is for banana pudding cheesecake. Thanks so much!
Lord bless,
Crissy
We just had snow like that too on our vacation to Montana! Now we're back in 73 degrees (phoenix) and I am SOOO homesick for the snowfall and snuggling in. I'll live vicariously through you, I suppose! Love your pictures, Harper is beautiful. You are a blessed momma and I love to read your blog-it encourages me with my four small children and it's refreshing to read the hope that Jesus offers all of us. Happy 2010!!
Oh I have another suggestion, in case no one has mentioned it - I made a snowball from each of my kids' first snows and stuck them in the freezer. We still have them - one of them is four years old. I got the idea from a friend, who has a 13 year old son, and they still have a snowball from his first snow in their freezer.
looks like fun. although in wisconsin it never seems quite as fun! lol.
First...love the snow pics! I'm so with you on being mad about that $10 coat! Kicking myself too! LOL!
Sad we didn't get more snow down here in the valley (live in Alma) but glad you enjoyed yours!
Happy New Year!
Your camera takes such great pics! What kind do you have? What great memories!
Haper has to be the cutest little girl ever! I/we have snow envy!
Hey Kelly, How do I email you a picture. It's pretty cute. Thought you might like to see! :)
I know... I will post it to my blog. Let me know when you see it.
I think it's kind of cute that things were closed down for three-four inches of snow. I am in MN....you can only imagine what it takes to close things down.
What a cute snow idea. Next time we get snow..which should be soon...I am going to do that!
I'm with you on the cold weather. I must prefer warmer days. It is indeed though.
What a good idea to bring the snow in! I never would have thought about that - well, except to make pollution ice cream. :) I'm surprised I'm alive after eating that so many times as a young person. ha!
Oh, and I love your coat! $10? Wow! My daughter bought me a coat at Kohl's for Christmas that I love! I never would have spent the $50 on myself, but I was happy to accept the most lovely gift.
Enjoy the snow!!! Cute pics!
I have that SAME jacket and I too wish that I would have purchased it in every color... I looked for them this year but no luck... bummer :)
Aww, I love her face as she's trying to figure out why that white sand is soo cold and on her high chair...too cute!
These pics are awesome! Poor Cilla may not see snow until she is 10! Of course, we go to Little Rock for Christmas and in snows in Texas and not in Little Rock!
I am jealous...I miss all the snow (and I miss NWA)!
Precious! Oh, how this makes me want to have snow in Texas, but there's just SO much.
Beautiful pictures Kelly!!! We have been snowed in all week too here in Cleveland with at least 8-10 inches of snow. You would have loved it!!! Have a great week.
Karen
what kind of camera do you use--
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