Snow!

Every year in Seattle there is a huge gingerbread house display in a hotel. I've heard it's really cool and have always wanted to go, but never have because I've heard the line to get in is so long (like an hour or 2 long.) This year I realized we could go during the day when everyone else is at school and work. We planned to go with some friends and were really excited. Then we woke up to snow. So we stayed home instead. I don't like driving in snow. Plus, I didn't want to get stranded in Seattle if it snowed more. The kids were really excited for the snow. Kenzie came in and said she wanted to eat it. (It didn't really snow last year so Kenzie didn't really remember it... Jack had told her he like to eat it so she was really excited to.)

Doug went down with her to show her that she could eat it from the balcony without having to go out in the snow.

Jordan trying it.

As soon as she touched it she started crying.

I heard her from upstairs screaming that the snow was too cold.

I suggested that Doug feed it to her. That made her happy and she loved it :)

Doug went out with the kids to play in the snow.

She didn't want her coat on. I brought it to her and she said she wasn't cold. But about 15 minutes later she was ready to come in and change into her feety jammies. She wants to wear pajamas all the time now. She's turned into Jackson :) Except she changed her pajamas about 10 times a day. She also loves to stay home now. I'm not sure what's made her change from always wanting to go places.

Coleman eating some oatmeal.

Doug, Coleman, Kenzie, Jackson with their snowman.

So cute in his snowsuit. He loved playing in the snow.

Kenzie eating more snow.

They decided they wanted to go sledding on the street next to our house, but when Doug went to get the sled he couldn't find it. We must have given it away. I suggested that Jordan give Doug his present to Doug.

Jordie thought it was a great idea.

It's a sled!

He loved playing in the snow. He later said that playing in the snow was his favorite thing to do.

Colie loved throwing snowballs.

Jack trying out the sled.

Jordan's turn.

And Colie's turn. Doug had to push him the whole way down. He loved it!

Doug tried snowboarding.

Kenzie watched us, while eating Life, from Colie's room. :) She kept shouting down at us, saying "hi" and "I love you."

Colie kept wanting Doug to make him snowballs.

Jack and Jordan played for a couple hours in the snow. It's longest they've ever play in it. Usually they only last a half hour or so. And they've always wanted Doug or me out there with them. This was the first year we've had a bigger back yard and it the first time they've both been old enough to really play in it since Jordan would have been 3 the last time it snowed very much.

Jack made his first snowman. He was proud of it!