Thanksgiving snow

What a happy visit for thanksgiving we had with Patrick's side of the family. We left a night early to get ahead of the bad weather and its a good thing we did, it began snowing Wednesday morning and it picked up to cover us with a foot of snow or more. 

Here comes the snow!

And it snowed... 

Story time with Pop Pop

And it really snowed! 

The next morning we played outside, before the sun even touched the ground. Emma, in her new snowsuit loved laying on, jumping in, and sliding down the snow. Eating it was also a popular thing with her and she'd say she was an animal in a nest and the snow was her food. 

First icicle! 

Snow baby 

As soon as we got home we got right back into our snow gear and got the sleds out from the shed to have some more fun. Emma really is loving winter as an active and adventurous two-and-a-half year old!

Also big and special was Emma's connection with her Mimi and Pop pop this visit. Sometimes she would be eating a snack and decide on her own that she would bring some to Mimi and Pop pop and would immediately spin around in her chair and slide off to the floor, setting out with a handful of cracker crumbs or pieces or dry cereal while stating confidently 'Pop pop loves penguins!(crackers)' or 'Mimi will have some!' Sometimes she'd go looking for them, and if she didn't see them on the first floor of their house she'd start asking, 'where's Mimi? Where are Pop pop?'

 'Where are him?'

On our last night there (Friday) Emma gave Mimi and Pop pop both goodnight hugs and kisses. So very sweet to see our little girl knowing and loving our family outside of our little home. 

Winter wonderland cometh

We got a solid inch of snow.. Just enough for Emma to cry out "Nuuuuuu!" each time she looks out the window. This morning we got to see what this stuff is all about. 

She did some drawing 

Evidence of a visitor of the feline variety

Emma also made footprints and sat on a snowy log. We want more snow for more wintery fun! Hopefully this weekend when we spend a night with P's family upstate to cut our Xmas tree we will have more. Our sled is packed and ready ride!