On Monday night, our church had their skating party. It is another highlight of the year. Everyone counts down the days until the skating party much like they do Christmas.
I packed up a bookbag full of toys and books, dressed the little ones warm as it is always freezing in there and off we went. A problem arose when we got there and Gracie right away started talking about *skating*. Daddy tried to persuade her to stay and play with Mommy and Elijah, but her heart was already set on skating and nothing was working. He could have just said no and that would have been that, but those blue eyes got to him and she ended up getting her skates. Even though the nuts were tightened to where the wheels couldn’t spin, she was on cloud nine *skating*(more like clomping) with Daddy and brothers and sisters.
This was about the best picture I could get of Jessie, she and her friends were pretty much a blur all night.
We had a lot of people! Notice the loooong limbo line in the middle.
Danny was a terror on wheels, always flailing arms and legs, but rarely falling.
Micah and Emma limbo’ing. It was a great night full of sweat, friends, bumps and bruises. On the icy drive home it was snowing.
The next morning(Tuesday) we all awoke to snow. O.k., reality was I awoke at 6am(!) to the sound of my house dog barking, very out of character for her. I got up and found Jacob and Daniel outside, fully dressed and playing in the snow for crying out loud! They had been out since 5 something. Crazy children I have.
They came in, had breakfast and after a proper start to the morning we put off chores so they could go play. After all, the rains were coming.
Micah with his ears flipped outside his hat.
Elijah dreaming of snowsuits, snowballs and a motivated mother who would dress him…his dream did not come true.
But Jessica made me a snowmushroom. How cute is that? I can even tell it is a Fly Agaric!
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