Snow Day

We woke up to snow yesterday. The storm was brutal and started around midnight. I could hear the ice and sleet hitting the windows until about 4am. With wind gusts upto 50mph most of the day yesterday, it was definitely a day to stay inside. The only problem is the kids have never played in snow and I wasn't about to crush their dreams.

This is the view when I walked outside our bedroom this morning at 7am.

Our next door neighbors back yard.

The view from Mason's window

Our street to the left

Our street to the right

The view from my front door.

I wasn't about to walk outside, it was bitterly cold.

We had about 3 inches of ice underneath all of that snow.

The kids all bundled up and ready to go. Each had on a shirt, sweatshirt, their jacket, gloves, scarves, and a hat.

The wind caught Taylor right away.

Brrr

Making snowballs

Only in Houston

It has been a perfect day. While I'm still a summer gal all the way, I do prefer a chill in the air around the holidays. If anyone doesn't know, Houston weather doesn't always come thru. I have spent quite a few Christmas mornings in shorts and tshirt because the 80 degree weather doesn't compliment my winter jacket.

Last night, I ran some errands with my parents and my mom warned me that it had cooled down and I might want to grab a coat for myself and Mason, but I nicely declined and said we would be fine. Little did I know that the wind was blowing about 30 mph and the front was pushing through. So each time we got to our destination, my dad was sweet enough to pull up to the door of the store to let all of us out of the car.

This morning, I could fill the brisk air and new it would be quite cold outside. Therefore, my plans were to stay inside all day and enjoy the coziness of my parents home, drink hot chocolate, and spend time with my mom and Mason. It was the perfect lazy day.

My mom made King Ranch Casserole for dinner and then we sat around the living room watching Mason play with his tool box and tools and dance to his new Veggie Tales Sing the 70's CD. The boy has "happy feet" and can bust a move like no other 17 month old that I have seen. It's the cutest thing. After Mason went down for the night, I watched a movie with my parents and snuggled up on the couch to keep warm.

Our dog, Cassie needed to go outside, so my mom offered to take her, since she was the only one that wasn't cold. To my surprise, she said it was snowing. The flakes were pretty small, but soon they grew bigger. I had to wake up Mason, so that he could witness his first snow. I don't think he was as excited about the weather as we were and you could tell by the look on his face. He would have much rathered lay asleep in his bed, then be standing in the freezing weather with his mom outside. So, I took him back to his bedroom so that he could get his rest, while we enjoyed watching the snow flakes fall to the ground. It will be cold for another day, but by Saturday it will be in the 70s again and that my friend, is Houston weather!