Where is our beautiful October weather?

Oh man, I really hope our October weather is no indication of the winter to come. We had snow on October 10th and 12th! And not just some little flurries in the air. Full on INCHES of snow on the ground. We woke up to a world of white. The girls of course were very excited. I, on the other hand, buried my head into the pillows and wished the snow away.


This (to the left) was the way the backyard looked that Saturday morning that Ella had to play soccer. I believe that was Oct. 10th. This didn't stay very long. Then, on Monday we woke up to LOTS of snow and I had to scramble through our front hall closet to find snow pants, boots, hats, and mittens as well as take the tags off the girls' new winter coats that I bought on sale at the end of last season. I actually didn't find Lily's boots right away, which is why she's wearing her rain boots in these photos. I did find them later though so we are all set now!

Here is Ella on her way to school that morning! She had her snow pants stuffed in her backpack so she'd be all set for recess.

And while Ella was at school, Lily and Andrew played outside!

Do you see how big that snowman is?!

And here's a slideshow of the rest of their snow fun:


Ella and Lily actually played outside for a good hour or more after school, making baby snowmen. But I didn't get any photos of it.

Thankfully, we've only had a few flurries since then and cold temperatures. I'm hoping winter will stay away for a bit yet. Knock on wood, we have had a few nice days lately.