let it snow

{cliche title i know, but i just cant believe i can say that and it actually applies!}


its about darn time.
snow is something we rarely - and by rarely i mean every ten years or so maybe - ever see down here.

its been forcasted for days now and i had every intention of hanging around the house, in our pajamas, all day until the snow hit.  they forcasted it for early this morning.  but when i woke up there was no snow, only rain.  i thought all our chances for snow were drifting away with each passing minute.

HOWEVER, somewhere around 10am this morning i glanced away from the window and lo and behold when i glanced back i saw it! the real thing!

we mad-dashed around the house throwing on coats and pants and gloves and boots over our pajamas to make it outside in time.  i just KNEW it would stop.

thank goodness it didnt! bennett was a bit skiddish of the snow at first.  i opened the door and he stood frozen in the doorway staring off into space not wanting the white stuff to hit him.  well i began to melt from being all bundled up and still standing in our warm house so i all but pushed him out the door.

he loosened up after some neighborhood kids ran by. {he even started doing his "wiggle wiggle wiggle" dance}

camille and her momma came outside to play as well.

at first the two kiddos stood mesmerized and wouldnt look really at each other OR the two camera-ready moms standing arm length away.
then they started goofing off

and stuck their tongues out to catch the snow

and yes they were holding hands the whole time

true love folks.
true. love.

we were outside for a good 45 minutes or so and it really started to accumulate

{note to those of you who enjoy photography: this was with my regular kit lens the camera came with.  usually i can only achieve this type of effect on my 50mm 1.8/f lens.  i was surprised when i got in and uploaded it to my computer.  you go regular-ole-kit-lens - learn something new every day!}

bennett walked around some, but mainly just stood like this while i snapped away



and as quickly as it arrived, it was gone.
bennett and steele were happy to be out of the wet clothes and inside where it was warm.


even though bennett wont ever remember this, except through pictures and video, i will definitely hold this memory dear.  i love me some snow!  and i also love me the fact that we arent stuck in our homes from a blizzard or having to shovel off the driveway just to go to work.
we will take what we can get and love every single split-second of it  :)

and now, some video for the grandparents and aunts/uncles: