A Snow Day to Remember!

Clayton and I were so surprised to find out that Knox County Schools were going to be closed on Friday! Of course as soon as we heard the news, we did our special "We don't go to school tomorrow!" dance! On Friday we waited with such anticipation! Claire had never played in the snow, and Clayton and I were sick with a stomach bug the last time it snowed! Terry came home with lots of goodies for our snowy weekend at home! Including our favorite- white powdered donuts! When Terry was a little boy, he and his sister always had white powdered donuts and hot chocolate after they played in the snow!
When the snow finally came, it was BEAUTIFUL! It made me stop and praise the Creator and just think about how AWESOME He truly is!
Claire was ready for a nap about the time that Clayton was ready to go outside. So Terry and Clayton bundled up and headed outside to work on a snowman. I couldn't believe how big it was. Clayton always hunts around the house for unusual stuff to put on his snowman. This year he made a snowboarder. I had to take a pic of our neighbors creative snow dog! Check out the collar and leash! When Claire woke up from her nap, we bundled up and headed outside to join the fun! All of the neighborhood families were out playing too! We had so much fun together! Here they are building a snow fort.I think this is the first time since Clayton was Claire's age that he has really got to experience sledding! Our house sits at the top of a pretty good size hill, so the sleds went fast! It got a little interesting when one of the neighbors brought out their bike ramp! Here they are piled up at the bottom of the hill! So glad we don't have pics of Clayton pushing me down the hill! He wanted me to go over the ramp so bad, but those of you that know me , know that I'm a big chicken! So I tried to push away from the ramp and ended up in a drain!
Here goes Claire! Claire had been home sick a few days before, so she was still not herself. She liked the snow, but remained expressionless the entire time, that is until we had to go in and then she threw a fit to stay outside! She was content just watching everyone sled! Of course she was attached to Daddy's hip most of the time! After hours of fun, everybody went inside to warm up and eat lunch and powdered donuts! Of course, because my love language is quality time, this snowy weekend was just what I needed!
Father , thank you so much for this wonderful day of fun with my family and neighbors! May we never cease to praise you for how much you love us!