Snow

We got a trace of snow the other day.  Sure enough by the time I get around to looking at the pictures I took, the snow is already gone.  We have some very depressed skiers in our house.

The boys spent their few blissful moments in the snow breaking in their new snow shovels just their size.  The quickly cleared the deck and cement portion of the driveway which was a pleasant surprise for Knut.  These boys are getting to a very helpful age.

Lena was just happy that Silje was actually playing fetch with her outside.  Our dog is getting a bit flabby, as Silje isn't as outdoors-y as Knut may wish.  Some days I can't even bribe her to get outside.  Not even with a new toy! This day, however, she ran to play in the snow.  I pushed school back to the afternoon and let them play all morning outside.  It was good for everyone.  Lena (and the kids) got some great exercise.

Elias had tons of fun too, although he found the slide to be a bit too fast for his taste in this weather.  He's in desperate need of a new hat, although he doesn't mind this hand-me-down from Silje.  I got him one at Target since then, and have about 6 patterns on stand by to knit with scrap yarn.  Just one won't last the winter.  This guy loses mittens and hats just by looking at them.

The snow is gone now, but no matter.  I hear once we're in Phoenix, there's an outdoor mall that artificially sprays it in the air using a snow machine every Friday and Saturday night.  It will be my kids first experience with "fake snow" and I can't wait.  ;)