Snow Days

We had a crazy season of winter here.  In our previous years of living in Wisconsin, we have had one total snow day.  This year we had four.  Two of those were due to extreme cold temperature (actual temps were in the -20's!) I like to think that we made the best of the situations.  On the first day, Grandma Sandy made it into town well before the snow started so she was here while all the kids got to stay home.  They had a blast playing outside in the huge snow mounds and then coming in for lots of lots of baking. Another very cold day we all expected the frigid temperature (and the school call-off) so the older girls had friends over to spend the day. Many batches of puppy chow were made!  At some point, we pulled out ALL of the legos and stored the creations on the dining room table for several days.  The big girls also set up "school" for the twins and they loved learning from them. They had "sleepover nap times too". At meal times we crowded around the kitchen counters/island for a fun change of pace. We are all glad now to see the snow melt away and welcome spring but I hope we look back on this season with some sweet family memories.