i had to go to the dr. for my 38 week check up and instead of dragging him and talan along i dropped them off at mom and dad's house. as i was getting them ready to go, i decided i should pack up their snow pants and other snow gear just in case i decided to take them outside to play for a bit after my appointment.
i got back from the dr., ate something and then decided to put on the gear and head outside. we haven't been in the snow at all this year as there really hasn't been much (which is fine by me!!!). the last snow day hayden had (just the week before his break), the snow wasn't good packing snow and hayden had been complaining of a sore throat...plus we all were just getting over having a stomach virus...so we stayed in.
today the snow was the perfect packing snow and there was A LOT of it! talan probably didn't even realize you could actually go outside and play in the stuff instead of just looking at it from inside. but he was more than ready to head out. as he does all summer, he ran to get a truck to take outside with him. he had no idea that trucks just don't work well in the snow.
so out we all went...even mom and dad came out for the fun. and it actually was fun. i mean, i probably won't do it again this year, but it was good for a day!
we went out and started making a hill down the deck stairs like we did when i was a kid so the boys could sled down it. we made a snow man...kind of...and then talan destroyed it with a shovel, mom made hayden a fort that he could duck behind while we had a snowball fight. i ended up getting him right in the face and he took it really well. later, he got it in the face again...i can't remember if it was from mom or dad...i think mom, but i'm not positive.
talan just loved running around the yard and stopping every couple of seconds to pick up more snow to eat. the snow was pretty deep so he kept falling but he always got up with a smile on his face. he loved it! he didn't ever seem to care when his coat would ride up and he'd get snow around his ankles or wrists.
at one point, tucker, the dog next door, came running over to play with us. talan would run away yelling "he's going to chash me!" over and over again. and at one point, tucker actually tackled talan. knocked him down, face first in the snow. it honestly was one of the funniest things i've ever seen and wish i had my video camera out for it! talan wasn't as thrilled by it, but he didn't totally freak out either. he also wasn't very happy that at one point tucker ran over and stole his shovel from him. he then ran around the two yards as hayden and i tried to get it back. it took some work, but we eventually got it.
after probably an hour and a half or so, both hayden and talan had bright red cheeks and i told them it was about time to head in. we got a lot of complaints of course, but hayden took 5 more trips down the sledding hill and then we headed in. mom made the boys some "hot" chocolate, but because of hayden's hatred of anything even luke warm, it was closer to chocolate milk than hot chocolate. but they were both happy with it.
as we were pulling out of mom and dad's driveway hayden said "wow! i had no idea this was going to be such a fun snow day!" it really did turn out to be a great day!
and now the snow can melt and leave us alone for the rest of the year.
ready to go play in the snow!:
first up...snow angels!:
talan stopping for a snack:
that snow was deep!:
and delicious:
don't make fun, that hill was steep!:
building a snowman:
sledding time!:
talan was sizing him up. he later destroyed him with his shovel:
snowball fight!!!:
snot and snow:
mom took them both down:
mom laughing at her handy work. and hayden took it like a champ:
after he destroyed the snowman, he then ate its remains:
talan after the horrible spill down the hill:
still rolling:
last run of the day:
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