"the snow"

i'm finally posting snow pictures. allen, among others, have been nipping at my heels to get the pictures up, update the blog, tell people about what's going on. and i haven't. it's not because i haven't wanted to or because i want to keep all of you hanging by a thread to see what my children will do next (all 5 of you). i just haven't. no rhyme, no reason. but i have a sneaking suspicion that at the root of it is what i learned during the fast. i've spent countless hours with my girls and with allen and i've enjoyed not being nailed to my computer, as i felt like i was for so many months.

it could also have something to do with the fact that i dropped my phone in the toilet (at mcdonalds) so as a reward (???) allen got me a phone that allows me to do my computer 'busy' stuff on the go. i should have dropped it months ago. if you're wondering if i actually went in for the phone, that my friends, is another post in itself.

whatever the reason, i do plan to blog more...lots of exciting things going on in the Drew family.

the snow day was unexpected (despite forcasters) and i was pessimistic about the whole prospect of snow. wanted it to happen, hoped it would, but not building myself, or avery, up for disappointment. after all, it was 60 degrees the day before....

needless to say i was truly surprised and excited when we woke up sunday to a beautiful blanket of white. avery was ecstatic and addison had no clue what was going on.

we bundled up and headed (walked - allen's idea) to our great neighbors house, luke and ali. they have mae, who is a few months older than addison. as our perfectly good and running car sat in the driveway, we headed into the wind and walked. addison walked for about 100 feet and said "hold you." holding you is fun and normally easy when you're not wearing clothes for snow.

we built snowmen, had snowball fights, drank cocoa, warmed by the fire and took GREAT naps. when they woke up the snow was gone, so it was almost like it was a dream. i love avery's attitude in that she was thankful that she got to play in it, if only for a little while. not one complaint about it being gone, just joy that it was there to begin with. i love her heart.

starting the walk...(see the house in the background)

three girls ready to play

addison is cold...but thought the snowball tasted greatavery and frosty (you can't see his eyes or mouth and this was before he had arms)seriously, who wouldn't want to buy this house???