So, at 8 o'clock in the morning, I pulled down the box of winter gear. I dressed all of the kids in layers. I wrapped Jovie's cast. I dumped the dust out of the snow boots.
Pike insisted on wearing his favorite pants, the Superman pants I made for his Halloween costume. He had to wear girls' hand-me-down snow boots. And he picked out his hat of choice from the box. Jovie managed to get dressed in snow gear over her cast and I carried her out in the snow. Pear found her winter clothes and dressed herself with little help.
Once the kids were situated in the backyard, I came back inside to watch from the warmth of our home with Crew. I am so glad that the snow didn't melt. If it had melted, our morning would have been a typical morning. But instead, the kids made memories. They played in the snow and will now dream of the next time they get to play in the snow. Why do I worry about how much work life is at times. Why don't I just roll with it and enjoy?
1 comment:
Oh, Paige, so much cuteness! And I love Pike's hat of choice. :o)
I have to admit, I'm totally guilty of the "I hope it melts" thing. I can be so lazy sometimes! But when I think of how much those snowy memories mean to me, I bring out the snow pants.
Glad your pumpkins got to make memories! (And that you got to enjoy from inside!)
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