Hi, Friends!  

Weren’t snow days THE BEST as a kid? Nothing quite compares to the anticipation of waiting to see if school is cancelled.  In fact, I think the first official snow day activity is watching the TV hoping to see your school district scroll across the bottom of the screen.  

It’s funny because as an adult I feel almost the complete opposite about snow days, but we aren’t really here to talk about that.  However, I do want to take a minute to give a shout out to all working parents who have to scramble to find somewhere for your kids to go on a snow day.  They really are incredibly inconvenient for parents.

Okay, back to enjoying snow days =) 

When I was younger, my brother and I would suit up first thing in the morning.  Getting dressed to brave the cold was always the worst part about playing in the snow.  There were so many different pieces to track down and put on.  It always felt like it took forever to get outside.  Once we were (finally) suited up, we would haul our sleds to the church behind our house.  It was where all the neighborhood kids went to sled. It has THE BEST hill for sledding.  We would spend the morning playing, building ramps, and trying different sledding techniques.  After awhile we would come home to thaw out.  I usually decided that I preferred to stay inside after a morning of snow, but my brother always went out for a second (or third) round.  

I also remember that one time after we got A TON of snow, my brother and I (and maybe some of the kids in the neighborhood) built a snow fort/igloo in our front yard.  This thing was pretty impressive.  I think 4-5 kids could fit inside of it.  The funny thing was, it took WEEKS for it to melt.  I think it was the last bit of snow to melt in our town (okay, maybe not our town, but it took a long time)!