Snow Days

I know some may not understand, but I am a snow lover!  I am a midwestern girl through and through and that means I love what each season has to offer.  The beauty of the midwest is that there are four distinct seasons to enjoy and I love each one of them. So, when the winter comes, I say, "Bring it, snow!"  Embrace your place......if you live in the middle of Indiana, it is going to snow in the winter....embrace it, people.  (That being said, if I ever live somewhere like Florida, someone is going to have to tell me to embrace my place when October comes and the leaves aren't falling or when January comes and the snow isn't falling).

Here in Indiana, we are having quite the snowy January so far, including a pretty big snowstorm and we are embracing it.....

The day before the snow came there was a big playoff game for the Colts....and the cheerleaders in our house were ready

Turns out our cheering worked big time, because the Colts came back from losing by a lot, so the next day as the snow was falling, Troy decided to create an Andrew Luck snowman.  Please notice the #12 and bushy bread made out of evergreen branches.  We named him "Snowluck".

Hello, beautiful snow

After the snowstorm came through, some very frigid temperatures came to stay for a few days so we wore our warmest jammies.....

Kyla was in her happy place doing all sorts of reading and school type things

Our faucets were on a constant drip to try to prevent frozen pipes

We had to be creative to stay entertained so after finishing a carton of oatmeal or having a leftover paper towel roll, we figured we could use that to do something crafty

We had much rejoicing after finding out there would be another day home from school for a snow day

It was the perfect time for warm, comforting things like Cranberry Apple Crumble

 We eventually made it out of our house for a little bit

But ultimately came back inside for more warm and cozy, including cuddling up to watch Cinderella

Which, when Cinderella and and the prince dance, it makes us want to dance too....

  So, wherever you are......embrace your place.  For us that means, happy snow days.