First Snow Fun

This is what Zoe and Ella woke to yesterday morning .......

...... and like every other kid in Minnesota,

they were very happy!!

They bundled up in their new snow gear

before they even had breakfast .....

....... and checked out our yard that had overnight turned into a snowy winter wonderland.

After breakfast we went back out

and Ella made a snow daddy ......

.... and Zoe made herself

and a snow mommy!!

They also tried to catch falling snowflakes

on their tongues .....

..... they played in the snow (a lot) ......

..... and they reluctantly stopped playing long enough for me to get a photo of the snow family we created together : )

Despite getting such heavy snow that quite a few of our large lilac branches and pine tree branches broke off, and our arborvitaes are shorter than they were the day before --- and despite new winter jackets that don't seem to fit well against the girls' necks, and boots that are too short so a lot of snow keeps getting under them --- we're in for the season and are excited for winter!!