Another snow day!

 Well, my boys were thrilled that we had another snow day! Charlie and Miles had been making snowflakes in hopes that we would get another dumping.

Max got to work from home and I was really enjoying the fact that my older boys could figure out all their snow gear on their own and Edwin could walk out in the snow. I always try to appreciate different stages with my kids and this stage was enjoyable because they could all play outside and I didn't have to worry about holding a baby that couldn't walk. I was able to play with them. It was great and not as daunting as snow outings in the past. And people that live in incredibly snowy places are probably laughing about this. Anyway, Charlie got right to work with the snow-ball-making.

 It is pretty magical when the large snowflakes are falling!

We walked down to the church near our house to find some good sledding hills. 

Another revelation about the goodness of life is when my big boys were pulling the sled to the church then got to the cement and lifted the sled as not to drag it. I liked their teamwork and their thoughtfulness in not ruining the sled. Just a little moment, but something I want to remember.

And then somehow the snowball fight commenced and it was decided but someone other than me that Edwin and I were on a team and Charlie and Miles were on a team. I'm pretty sure my team lost, Sorry Edwin.

Then these boys worked as a team to go up and down the hill. 

 Edwin was perfectly content sitting on the sled the whole time. The funny part was that he had no emotion or evidence of joy while he was sledding but he did get pretty mad when it was time for him to get off.

My monkey Miles

 

Zero emotion from this kid...so weird.  

And there they are together. The sledding hill really wasn't that great so I couldn't push them very far.  

And just like me, Miles is the first to quit his enthusiasm about snow.  

So we hiked back to our house.
 

And you know, cant forget to photograph those chickens in the snow.

It was a good day in the snow, and hopefully the last, until next winter.