Sunday, March 11, 2018

let it snow...day 2

Ready for Snow Day #2!  All smiles & full of excitement!
(I, Averie, waited until after Daddy was able to join us in the snow before getting all bundled up again, but these kids sure had fun!)
Emmersyn asked if she could eat the snow, so we all told her to try it.
She liked it!
Sledding was much better on day 2...& Brady is ready to tackle the hills and go as fast as possible!
He loved it!
Brady helping Brecken get all ready and then give him a big push down the hill.
Brecken also loved it...he would sled for such a long time!
Brady also helping Emmersyn sled.  Such a good big brother.  She had no fear...
...& she loved it!
Such a snow bunny!
Brothers!
Emmersyn enjoying the snow!
Brady making a snow angel...
...& Emmersyn had to copy him.
Emmersyn's snow angel
Brady loving the snow!
All smiles!
Brecken was like the Energizer bunny in the snow...he kept going and going and going!
He, too, was all smiles!
Sweet Emmersyn

Hutch & Murphy ran...
...and ran...
...and ran!  They loved it!
Brady making snowballs...he is always ready for a snowball fight!
Meanwhile, Brecken is still sledding...
...and sledding!
Emmersyn was joining in on the sledding fun, too!

Loving it!
Brady is all ready..
Good thing Brady was ready...just a little while later, Daddy was able to bundle up and head out to play in the snow with us.  (Of course, I    had to join in as well!)
Let the snowball fight begin!

Daddy & me making snow angels.
Daddy & his girls
Daddy with his kids
And, one with Mommy, too
Daddy & Mommy
All bundled and ready for the snow.
Brecken still sledding...
...& Emmersyn still loving it, too!
Daddy took the older 3 for a walk in the woods in our backyard.  We had fun!
Another one of Daddy & Mommy.
I decided to sled some, too, and loved it!
 But, wow!  What a difference a sunny day makes...by the afternoon of day 2, so much of the snow (in the sunny parts) had melted.
I loved playing with Murphy in the snow, too!
Here we are in the more shaded part of our backyard where the snow hadn't started really melting, yet.  I took Murphy sledding, but he wasn't a big fan!
Daddy was throwing the football with Brady, and Mommy caught this great pic of Brady.  He calls it his "Odell Beckham" catch! :) 
After logging many hours in the snow, we were ready to start heading in.  Emmersyn stopped, sat back down in the snow, and then asked if anyone wanted to help her build a snowman (about the only snow activity we didn't get to do on this day 2).  Brady said, "I'll help you, Emme."  So sweet!
So, they very briefly attempted to build a small snowman...in hopes of building an even bigger one on day 3!
Such a fun snow day!  Lots of laughs and lots of memories!

Saturday, March 10, 2018

let it snow...day 1

Snow!! Snow!! Snow!!

We were so excited to get some snow.  3 full days of snow fun!  We think it snowed around 6 inches. On the first day, we played all in it while it kept snowing and snowing.  Our cousins, McKinly & Easton, got to come over for a few hours and play in the snow with us.  It was so much fun!  We had a great time!

Averie
Brady
Brecken 
Emmersyn
Fun with Cousins...
Brecken, McKinly, Easton, Brady, me, & Emmersyn
Such good buds!
Also such good buds!
And, the dogs loved it, too...
...even though the snow got stuck to Hutch and looked like cotton balls.  Poor guy was freezing!
Sweet Sisters
Check out the beautiful snow falling in the background of this picture of us sweet girls!
Sledding on the first day was fun, but hard to do.  We still loved it!
These boys stayed busy making snowballs for the snowball fight!
Emmersyn loved the snow so much...she laughed and smiled almost the whole time we were outside!
Snow always looks so pretty when it falls, especially for those of us who don't see it as often each winter! ;)  The view from our driveway...sooo pretty!
Karaffa Kids...Snow Day #1!
After warming up inside, eating some lunch, and McKinly & Easton heading home...we bundled back up (all except for me, Averie...I liked staying warm and dry!)
These 3 stayed on the trampoline for a long time...
...another pretty background (with some cute kids on the trampoline...)...
...and they were all smiles!
More snowballs...
...more smiles...
...and having so much fun!
A super fun first day in the snow!