Snow Day!

It was a beautiful Sunday! We were surprised to wake up to snow on the ground (2-3 inches). The weathermen had been talking about snow, but we really didn't think that it would do anything but maybe flurry a little bit and we weren't even sure it would do that.
The kids were very excited about it and Ian thought that now that there was snow Santa should come back and visit. They got to play on the back deck a little bit before church and they built a cute little snowman. After church, a big group went outside and played.The "big kids" had a snowball fight and the little ones built a snowman. I was lucky enough to not get hit by a snowball, except for the little ones that Ian threw at me. It was so nice to be outside with everyone having fun and it seemed like we were out there forever. We finally came in for our second service (because it was a gospel meeting) and by the time we got out a lot of the snow was gone. The kids were a little disappointed. Maddie not as much as Ian because she did not like getting cold, especially her hands. Ian asked why God wanted to take away the snow, so even though it took awhile, Ryan and I finally came up with an answer that suited him. We had a great day! I thank God for beautiful snow and good friends to share it with!