Snow Days!

We had rain and freezing temperatures Sunday night. The school district closed school on Monday and Tuesday. The kids were excited to stay home, especially since Daddy was home too. They announced the closing Sunday night so Derek and I were able to sleep in a little. 

The kids loved spending the day together. The girls got to watch a movie with hot cocoa, Kyle took an afternoon nap (which hasn't been happening every day lately), and I made some cookies. 

Derek had a great idea to let the kids go sledding down our icy driveway. We found some plastic trays, bundled up the kids and sent them down the driveway. Needless to say, the girls LOVED it!

 

Kyle, on the other hand, didn't like it. He was scared going down and didn't even like it when he went down with Daddy. He went down twice and then was done. Later he said that next time we go "sliding" he would like it. 

Another highlight of the day was that the girls got to spend some one-on-one time with Daddy. Makena had a lunch date with Daddy. They took their lunches upstairs (a no-food zone) and ate by the fireplace and then watched a TV show. Karis wanted a date too, so she had dinner with Daddy upstairs. So cute! They were so excited to be able to hang out with Daddy upstairs.

On Tuesday, we invited our next door neighbors to play at our house. They have a 2-year old and a 4-year old girl. We are getting to know them as they moved into the neighborhood a few months ago.

 I thought for sure after two days at home, the kids would be ready to go back to school Wednesday morning. All three of them, uncharacteristically, did not want to go to school. We had a great two days together!