Snow day!

Today was Charlotte's first snow in two years and we made the most of it! Last night we exercised our right to vote for the weather forecast we liked best and chose they guy who told us we would get 4-5 inches. He was only about half right. Oh well- we'll take two inches!
We were bundled up and outside by 8:30...and back inside by 8:45...and back outside by 9:30...you get the idea. True to my Houston upbringing, Makena and Reese were decked out in ridiculous combinations of not-really-snow-worthy clothes. Neither had boots, both wore Brett's hats, we went through a new pair of pants and socks every time we went outside, their knit mittens were soaked within minutes...it reminded me of the weekend of my 21st birthday in Austin. It snowed/iced and 10 or 12 of my sorority sisters and I put socks on our hands, wore bandanas under baseball caps and layered whatever combination of long-sleeved fraternity t-shirts we could find under our barn jackets. Then we stole silver serving platters from the kitchen and went sledding, but that's another post.
Here are some pictures from our adventures today.
This may have been Reese's first and last smile. She's a warm-weather girl.
Makena, on the other hand, looooved it
Maggie loves anything that takes her outside, but she's a nut in snow.
Our neighbors lent us two sleds- we have a decent-sized hill that's great for sleds and slip-n-slides
Reese
Brett couldn't resist
Now I've had my snow...the winter has served its purpose...I'm ready for summer!