A Fun Afternoon

After most of the snow melted we have had two sad girls asking when it was going to snow again. I told them that Winter was no where close to being over and more snow would be here sooner than later, and today was that day. When the weather forecast said that it was going to snow and we where going to be getting up to 11inch's I had a feeling school might be canceled. I didn't want to tell Clarissa because she was more excited about school today than most days because her class won the Box Top Pizza Party and it was taking place today. Clarissa's name was listed as one of the MVP's of the collecting and bringing in box tops. So when she had school I was so happy for her but close to 10:00am it started snowing and coming down fast. School was let out at 1:30pm and I was happy to know that Clarissa's pizza party wasn't canceled.

Clarissa got home and we worked on letters. Just this last weekend Clarissa also mastered the art of tying her shoes the "hard" way. She's very excited because in school you get a special prize when you learn how to tie your shoe properly and without help. She's been sounding out words better and can read several of our I can read books. So we enjoyed reading and writing while rest time took place.

Quentin got home later than normal because of the roads but when he got home he decided to shovel more. I say more because I shoveled snow for about a half hour (1:00-1:30). I knew the girls wanted to play outside so I got them all bundled up and asked Quentin if he wanted to stay out with them or I could go out with them. He said that he was already bundled up so he would just stay out. I enjoyed getting a few pictures of the girls enjoying the first snow of 2011.

The girls could hardly stop playing for a picture of them together

but I'm so glad they "found time" while playing to let me take one.

Clarissa was "hiking" up the snow hills that where made while

shoveling the snow.

At church we have a children's focus moment and it was our families turn to do it. The theme was Come to Me and we where talking about the symbolism of the water and baptism. Quentin asked the kids what fun things you can do in water... The kids came up with LOTS of great answers and after a kid mentioned that you can swim in the water Kimberly raised her hand and said "Daddy we can swim in snow too!" And so the above picture is Kimberly proving her point that she can swim in the snow.