Toddler Snow Day
admin | February 5, 2009At last, we had a truly gorgeous snow. The entire world was frosted with it.
The day was so strange. That morning, we went to the park with some friends and stayed for four hours. It was almost 60 degrees. We had a picnic, played on the swings and slides, fed the ducks, and took a walk collecting our beloved pine cones. (I currently have more pine cones than I know what to do with…)
By the time we came home, it was so warm and fresh outside, I threw open the windows and doors to air out the house. This is one of the things I hate the most about the heat of summer and the coldest months of winter - the house is always so closed up. I can’t stand it. So, I jumped at this chance to welcome the outdoors inside. The dramatic change in weather only took a few minutes. I could see it coming - the clouds looked serious. All of the sudden, there was this incredibly frigid wind, and the temperature dropped like a rock. It was almost apocalyptic.
After bath time, the snow was coming down in great white sheets. I bundled her up, and we stood on the balcony in it. It was lovely.
The next day, we went on a play date down the road, and there was a snowball fight, lots of rolling around in the snow, and general winter fun. She was furious when I finally had to drag her inside - kicking, screaming, and soaked, I might add. The terrible twos are definitely kicking it up a notch.
I can’t imagine childhood without snow. I know lots of people do it and love it, but I can’t imagine not having sled rides, snow ball fights, and all the fun of being a kid in the snow.
I suppose one of the greatest gifts of being a mother is the opportunity to show the world to your children and make it beautiful: the snow, the flowers, the trees, the sky, books, and foods - all these miraculous things. A snow day with a little toddler just makes that task so easy :)
My wife was just telling me on Wednesday night how
morethananelectrician | February 6, 2009My wife was just telling me on Wednesday night how cool it was showing my 1 yo son the world…this lets me know that she is got “number 4″ on her brain!!!!!!!
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Ughh. As a California mommy I am so sad that
Laura | February 11, 2009Ughh. As a California mommy I am so sad that chances are Lilia will never wake up to a snow day. Must get her to Lake Tahoe for a romp. I didn’t see snow til I was a teenager. Sigh.