Snowy Christmas Eve

 

Well, it's Christmas Eve and we woke up to a yard FULL of snow--with lots more coming down, too! Ben, of course, was ecstatic.

I have to say, these snow pants were a good investment! (I had to take a picture from the back--too cute!)

 

He has been playing outside all day, building tunnels, making snow angels, playing Mr. Grinch--it's about as much fun as a boy can imagine, I think.

 

We're really missing Jason, though--he's out on his John Deere plowing parking lots and driveways. I overheard Ben saying a prayer that Daddy would come home safely and that we would be able to drive the car to Grandma's house. We've been watching cars getting stuck in our parking lot, so I don't think we'll make it out until everything has been plowed and sanded. . . .

On a brighter note, Janae actually wore MITTENS (it took a bit of wrestling and a lot of screaming, but I knew Ben needed to get out there . . . and that he'd want to stay in the snow for a while!). She took a few steps in the knee-deep white stuff before asking me to hold her. (Doesn't she look like a little snow person? It's hard to believe that she could move at all!)

It really is magical to be out there in the snow on Christmas Eve!