before the 2nd snow comes

We are slowly getting back into normal routines after the holidays. Along with trying to sell our house, dealing with car issues, and playing in the snow. 

Before all the snow - we had some beautiful days. So the kids got to enjoy their new scooters that Papa and Mima got them for Christmas.

And in true Kansas fashion - any post with spring and sunshine weather needs to be accompanied with pictures of snow just a few days later.

 Mason decided he didn't want to have anything to do with snow pants or boots.  He just wanted to wear "Ollie's shoes", which is a daily struggle.  So he got to stay inside, pouting, until he decided he was ready to dress appropriately. 

 30 minutes later he gave in and decided he was ready to put his snow clothes on.  Taylor was then ready to come inside.  Going outside in shifts meant that Mom got to be outside twice as long.

 It was a beautiful snow!  And guess what?  See that brown house in the background?  Some of our bffs are moving in there!  AWESOME!!  Except that we may be moving.  Bummer.

 Once he got outside, he loved it.  Last year he didn't like it so much.  We put him on a sled with Taylor while Daddy pulled it around the front yard and he screamed and wanted to go back in.  But this year he didn't want to come in.  His favorite was "cleaning" the tree, which is what he called it when he hit the tree and made the snow fly all over the place.

The next day, Dave was off work so we took the kids sledding.  He wanted to take them to his parents' house, where he went sledding all the time as a kid. 

 Mason didn't last too long.  It was too tempting to go inside and hang out with Nana in the warm house.

 The only hard thing about sledding here is the water.  Dave always reminds me that when they used to sled they would slide down the hill and out onto the frozen pond.  SURELY he is talking about his teenage years - not his toddler years! But his selective memory chooses to remember that's the ONLY way he ever did it. I wasn't so comfortable with that for our 2 and 4 year old. And I'm pretty sure Dave wasn't either. But why is that the mommies always get to be the ones to SAY so. So Dave caught them at the bottom of the hill so they wouldn't continue out onto the water.
 Papa came out and helped push them down the hill.

 But someone else decided the ice was just fine for her. Although she slipped and fell a few times.

 Mason was watching with Nana out the window and decided that he thought sledding looked fun.  Especially when Taylor started doing "tricks".  So he decided he wanted to come back out.

The last few days have been warm enough the snow has been melting a ton.
But I think round 2 is coming tonight!