First Snow and All Things Christmasy

It snowed out here for the first time today. When we opened the curtains and blinds this morning, it was so exciting to see a fresh layer of powder on the ground. We've had our tree up since Thanksgiving weekend because we leave for Maine so soon before Christmas, and I spent all afternoon wrapping presents yesterday, so we are truly in full blown festive spirits. Kaden even wrapped a present for Daddy and Jesse yesterday - all by himself! He used about half a roll of tape, but it's all good! We're trying to instill the whole idea of giving being better than getting, so I wanted him to take full ownership in his gift giving this year. It really was fun wrapping together and listening to Christmas music while trying to keep Jesse from slobbering on everything!

Anyway, we've been talking so much about going outside to play in the snow whenever it decides to show up, so he was completely pumped this morning. The only problem is that he has a terrible cold right now. We even stayed home from church this morning because he was up most of the night coughing. He was so bummed about having to stay inside that I decided to just bring the snow inside to him. I went out and gathered bowl after bowl with snow and filled up our kitchen sink right to the brim with the stuff! Then, I put mittens on his hands, stood him up on one of our chairs, and let him have it! It made for a really nice morning. We made mini snowmen, he made "rotten rock soup that's de-lish," (???), and there's only a minor wet mess to clean up, so it was quite a success!