We had some HUGE flakes start falling Sunday afternoon. They were the size of cotton balls! Monday morning we woke up to a few inches of sleety icy snow. Enough to close all the schools and most offices. Official snow day!
Grady forecasted several inches of snow, so when we put Delia to bed, we told her that we were going to build a snowman in the morning, and here he is! Miller loved the snow and kept running away with the sticks we picked out for the arms.
Delia sings "Frosty the Snowman" a lot, so she was pretty pumped that our snowman had 2 eyes made out of (char)coal.
Not a pink snowball, just Delia's favorite ball she found on her playground.
"Come play!"
The snow got me feeling all Christmas-y again - I even had a little eggnog last night. So here are some pics from December that I haven't posted yet that seem to be a good fit in this snowy post.
Delia was playing in the leaves one day and she looked so cute in her hat I went inside and got my camera.
Those purple fingernails! Painted by Miss Jasmine, one of Delia's teachers.
One of Brooks' first outings: Breakfast with Santa at our church. His expressions crack me up!
What's better than pancakes, sausage, and Santa?
I think Brooks was only 3 or 4 weeks old here, so I wrapped him in a big blanket in efforts to shield him from kiddie germs that may have been deposited on Santa.
First time on Santa's lap.
Delia's favorite part of the whole thing was the candy cane, which she ate immediately.
One night a few weeks before Christmas, we made gingerbread men, just for fun.
Delia loves to help in the kitchen. Some times I just give her a bowl of flour to stir around and she is so happy to be "cooking."
Thanks to lots of experience with her Play-Doh cutter set, Delia was very good at patting out the dough and cutting the men.
We decorated them with icing, mini M&Ms and raisins.
Proud of her work! We wrapped them up individually and gave them to the kids and teachers in her class.
Gotta try one and make sure they're OK...
Tasty!
At this year's Christmas program, the kids in Delia's class were the angels. I love this class's teachers. They do so much with them every day at school. Delia knows all her letters already! Not just saying her alphabet, but can point out a letter and say "T!" "T is for turtle!" and "S!" "S is for spanking!" (courtesy of Grady)
Precious.
With her good buddy Silas, a rough and rowdy angel!
Grandma 'Manda kept BOTH kids so we could run down to Jacksonville, Florida to watch the Bulldogs whoop up on Michigan 52-14 in the Gator Bowl. The weather was fantastic and we had a great time!
We met our friends Kelsey and Adam there, both former students of Grady's and storm chasers.
For New Years Eve we went to a huge MSU party at a place on the river and stayed until midnight to see the fireworks. It was good to get away for a few days! Go Dawgs!
