I learned my lesson the last time they said it was going to snow in Alabama… I did not tell Ella that there was even a chance. I got her up and dressed for Valentine’s Day, packed treats for her friends and sent her off to school. Lucky me, our offices were closing at noon so I left a minute early, grabbed lunch and picked up a VERY excited little girl. She couldn’t believe that I’d kept the snow a secret. I couldn’t believe the forecasters actually got it right.
This is what we saw when we pulled in the drive (please ignore the fact that our CHRISTMAS wreaths are still hanging… I’m a procrastinator these days). We passed a big, pretty house on the way and I commented on how pretty in looked in the snow and Ella said, “Just wait until we get home, mama. Our house is gonna be beautiful-er!”
My little snow princess!
Mommy & Ella
Ella and daddy, laughing in the snow.
Our attempt at a cute picture. The first attempt had snowflakes fluttering in my eyes and this one has a gorgeous double-chin. Oh well. At least SD looks handsome!
Our snowman
Our mini-man that daddy built. I remarked on video that this was our redneck snowman. He’s about 16 inches tall and right next to our satellite dish. Classy.
We spent most of the afternoon swinging hard in the snow. First with daddy, then with mommy. SD taught her how to pump her legs and she spent lots of time practicing.
Last, but not least, is Sophie’s first snowy photo-op. She’s getting nice and round and I couldn’t resist a sweet picture in our backyard. You can see I accidentally picked the one spot in our yard not completely covered by the pretty white stuff. We have a HUGE tree in the backyard, full of ivy and it is so thick that the snow wasn’t getting through!!
And now for one quick funny… the post title. As ridiculous as it is, all day, all I could think of was “snow on the ground” to the tune of “pants on the ground”. I hate to admit it, but it has made me giggle all day long. I told Josh that and apparently he got it stuck in his head, too. After a long afternoon in the snow, we were stripping down in the laundry room and he sang “pants on the ground” and Ella looked right at him, naked as a jay bird and finished with, “looking like a fool with your pants on the ground.” We laughed uncontrollably. I asked her where she heard that and she told me that we watched it on American Idol. She’s been singing and humming it all afternoon. I swear she has a photographic memory, just like her daddy!!
After getting dry ‘jamas on, we threw back the curtains to watch the snow, piled in our bed for cartoons and fell fast asleep. It was a long, but fun day and we are so sad that it’s over.
