Snow in GA

Our house geared up for snow at the end of Winter break and pulled  out every lucky snow stunt in the book to get flakes to fall from the sky.  A pre snow toast after church in celebration of purchasing our saucers only heightened the thrill of the wait. Pjs were worn inside out and we hunted down gloves and scarves--every trick in the book was rehearsed while we waited.  Sadly, all we got here in GA  was the coldest day since 1993 and very disappointed kids;( 

 But, our storm prep paid off on my birthday week later in the month. I creeped home slowly from an early preschool pick up to get Miller off the bus from an early dismissal. The roads slicked up very quickly and my 20 minute commute home turned into 45 mins. I scooted into our hood just behind the bus and picked up our next door neighbor while his mom trekked home from work. It was stressful! The kids wasted no time bundling up and playing on the block.

The kids were out of school for 3 days--oh my!  Happy noises, snow ball throwing, sledding, chasing games rang up and down our street. It was a magical first day--and then it slowly lost its newness on day 3.

Each night we hopped to a different neighbors' house for dinner. My dryer was continually running drying out socks, pants and gloves from whoever landed at our house.

Our plastic sleds were put to the test on Kiser hill. The boys exhausted themselves on the hills in our hood. 

Mr. Gregg dusted off his childhood toboggan for some more sledding fun with Grayson and Brennan. This was our first time to experience snow in our neighborhood.

Emery, Nancy Claire, and Eliza Kate snuggled up in between a saucer run. They had to be quick on their feet to dodge the speeding bullet of the big brothers zooming down the hill on sleds.

It was surprisingly a great 34th birthday being snowed in with neighbors. We couldn't drive anywhere, so it was a blessing to be able to spend the whole day with Landon, our kids and friends during the middle of what was supposed to be a busy work week. The kiddos on our block baked me a sheet cake and sang the birthday chorus. Everyone contributed a different ingredient to be able to bake the cake--I loved it! So happy that our kids got the gift of snow this winter.