Making the snowman ~~~~~~~~~~~~Frostie..and Frotie Jr. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Making snow angels!
Well, we here in Washington decided it was time for a little bit of that cold white stuff. And to say the least it really threw a damper on my plans. Wednesday morning I woke up to a call stating that there would be no school due to extreme weather conditions. So, I looked out the window to find the grass covered in a small blanket of snow. Ok...not bad, I thought. I get to sleep in, and just have fun relaxing day. Plus, I can utilized the kids around the house. We had fun, made a little snowman and enjoyed the little bit that we had. I thought no worries, they can go back to school on Thursday no problem. WRONG!! We traveled out to Lacey so mom could meet with the Stake President for her final signature on her Temple Recommend. That wasn't a fun drive, but we made it safe. The snow was deep in Lacey, there must have been a good 4 inches there. It began to snow as we traveled home and it continued to snow more that evening, so again, I woke up to the principal of Ridgeline informing me that there would be no school. I began to get a little worried when I saw there was a bigger blanket.
We took advantage of the snow again, and added to our puny little snowman and Elisa and I built a rather large snowman in the backyard. The snow was so perfect for snowman building. It packed wonderfully.
The snow just kept coming down, with small intervals of sunshine, I began to realize that my childrens' last day of school before moving to Texas would most likely be cancelled. I feel so bad for them. The call didn't even wait until the morning, we got it that night. Christmas break has started early, and this year it was not a welcomed thing. Tears fell as we realized that we would not be able to say goodbye some of our friends. I kept trying to convince myself, and Elisa, that it might be easier that way...I wasn't buying it and neither was she, but what could we do. We have enjoyed the snow however. . Robby's teacher was so kind, she called concerned about Robby and she drove in to the school today so we could retrieve Robby's and Michael's things from their desks. We exchanged Christmas gifts and a few tears. I will miss her. She was wonderful teacher, as were all of the teachers here. We will meet Michael's teacher tomorrow for lunch, and that should be pretty emotional. This teacher was Robby's for two years, I worked in her classroom last year, and watched her baby at the beginning of this year. It will be tough to say goodbye..The snow is still here, and we are expected to get more. I guess we will just have to make the best of it.. Now here are a few more pictures.
What kind of mom am I, my son, playing in the snow in pajamas, and I reach for the camera?
(Thought this was a super cool photo!) Attack on the snowman soldier! Look at all the white!
