Yep, That's Texas

Living in Texas, it's not too hard to believe that we would have a day in January where we could go outside without wearing a coat. And what a nice day it was! Lila asked if we could get out the bubbles. I blew some bubbles for them to pop, but pretty soon she was asking to blow them herself.

I had to admit, I was a little surprised when she could actually do it. Just one more way my little girl is getting bigger!

She was having a fun time!

I love the little "O" face she makes when she blows.

Looks like a summer fun kind of activity, doesn't it?

So is it possible we can we get THIS one week later? It is if you live in Texas! (Notice the little girl in the window.)

Here's the view of our street. We got a pretty good coverage of ice on Monday night which stuck around due to freezing temps... then Thursday night we got about 6 inches of snow on top of that! It cancelled school for FOUR DAYS, a record down here! But with snow, that meant we could finally go outside and play!

As we were getting all bundled up, Lila found this little winter hat in the closet and thought Piper should wear it. Don't worry, she snoozed quite peacefully inside the warm house while we played outside. Our outdoor adventures didn't last too long because the snow was too powdery (no snow man) and it was COLD out there!

But snow on ice makes for good sledding. We didn't want to go anywhere to find a hill (too cold), so Ben just pulled Lila around the yard.

Wyatt looks happy here, but about five minutes before this picture was taken, he was crying in the garage and ready to quit. He'd gotten snow in his mittens. That's why he's sporting the pink mittens... new and dry (who cares if they're pink?) = willing to play some more!

Anyone want to play?!

Remember my snow-loving dog? Well, she still loves the snow.

Not only would she try to catch the snowballs (which didn't want to stick together too well), but then she would search around on the ground, trying to find where it landed.

Maggie didn't seem like she was having as much fun. She just didn't have the same exuberance as Kelsey.

Wyatt's main focus was brushing all the snow off the glider.

"Are you having fun, Lila?"

"Yeah."

"Daddy, can you hold me me?"

No, I didn't make a mistake - that's exactly how he says it. He was ready to go in. I think it took us just as long to get bundled up as it did to actually play outside!

Of course, when we came inside we had to have some hot cocoa! They both wanted to use a straw (which is great because it means less mess). I cut a straw in half to make a shorter straw for each of them since the mugs were little. 

The next day it got above freezing. After being cooped up inside for a week, I think everyone went somewhere that day! I was glad to see the sun again and get back into the 50s. All of our snow has melted with just a little bit of ice left on our back patio. But just in case we start missing it... the forecast for tomorrow is snow again! 

Yep, that's Texas.