snowball effect

ive been meaning to start this thing for some time now. so why now you ask? because it SNOWED today!! it was sleeting when we went to bed last night so when my sis-n-law carrie called and woke us up at 5:30 claiming that it was snowing, being the skeptic that i am, i got really angry. im not exactly a morning person... at all... she said gracie was building a snowman so i was thinking one of those muddy, slushie atrocities that we texans claim for snow. well, after that i was so mad i couldnt go back to sleep so i decided to take a look out the window... why not, right? this is what i saw...

i convinced matt to come look and i started grabbing for my camera right away. hes seen snow, played in it, camped in it, peed in it, ya know, scouting stuff. not me! i just couldnt stand it any longer and headed outside. it was the coolest thing ever! and bah humbug to all you that say "gosh you texans act like you've never seen snow before..." you're right! so i loved every minute of it! mocha, on the other hand was not amused. shes not much taller than the snow was deep, so her little footprints were on either side of a groove from her little dachshund chest. she didnt stay out long....

just couldnt believe it...

...working on the snowman...

...even matts b-ball goal was thrilled! we didnt do this, it just fell that way!...

...our snowman! my first ever...

we knew matts parents were up so we went to see if patty would come take our picture. then we decided we needed one of her too. so we traded places and while matt was snapping pictures and patty was cheesin it up, i was preparing a snowball just for her. i didnt want her to feel left out, ya know... i made it a soft one so it wouldnt hurt then i tossed it her way. she saw it coming and screamed! well... it hit her right in the face and filled her mouth up with snow! it was hilarious! thats a laughter face, not one of pain, i promise! even after that, she decided since her school was starting late that she would make us all breakfast. sweet, i know, right? love ya patty!

so needless to say, we had a blast. i finally understand the snowball effect!! and now i get it when someone says "its a different kind of cold" speaking of going outside in a tshirt when its in the 20s. i always thought that was the dumbest thing to say but it really wasnt that cold. maybe it will happen again this winter. why not? only in texas is there the possibility of class being cancelled 3 times in one semester because of hurricanes then snow. matt said he thought it was Heavenly Father's way of making up for the storms. i just hope everyone took the time to enjoy it. we definitely did!