a snowy day

We've had several snowy days around here lately (and cold....very, very cold). But yesterday it was a balmy 23 degrees, so Daddy and Rachel went out to play in it. It was her first time out to play in snow since last winter, which she didn't remember, so it was like learning how to play in the snow all over again!

First she was thrilled to get to wear a snow suit. She has snow pants to go with her coat, but I decided to try out the snow suit (a $3 garage sale find last summer, which she didn't really need, but it was easier than snow pants and a coat).

When she got out, all she wanted to do was stomp around in the deep snow (up to her knees!). Daddy got out her sled (the nice, big one her Granny and Papa gave her for Christmas) and took her for a ride. She was laughing and laughing, until she fell out, got snow in her face, and then decided she didn't want to sled anymore. Maybe next time. I took some video of it, but I can never figure out how to make it work on here. Maybe I'll try later.

Daddy taught her how to make snow angels and the two of them tromped around for about a half hour before coming in.


She enjoyed finding some of her old haunts all covered in snow (the rock she always sits on, her sand box, and her swingset, to name a few). She came in to some hot (well, lukewarm...I didn't want to burn her mouth!) cocoa, also a first for her. She declared it, "Dewishus!"