Winter Wonderballs

It snowed in Memphis, TN, over 4 inches!! It snowed around this same time last year to! I guess March is our winter??
The universe is giving us one more chance to use the snowsuit we bought Madeline in December, and right at the time that it just barely fits her. Yay! From the beginning of the experience Mads didn't like the idea...

But how is she to know how fun snow is? So,we went outside to let Madeline touch the snow and to build a snowman. She's not ready for cold weather and snow. This was the extent of "smiles" when we were outside...

So we headed inside not long after we went out. Oh well, we tried. Maybe next year?

Edith: "Babe, the wind is kind of cold. It's making Madeline's eyes water... she's not having fun. I think I'm gonna go inside"

Paul: Rolling a big snowball across the backyard, "So, do I need to keep doing this then?"

Edith: "No, I guess not. At least we TRIED to build a snowman. We should at least take a picture of what we have done."

Paul: "Okay."

Edith: "Here," handing Paul the camera, "You take a picture of your balls, I'm gonna take Madeline inside."

Paul's Balls


Mads DID have fun after we got back inside though... she LOVES scarves, so it wasn't a total loss.

Andie McDowell & The Colonel

This morning we woke up to clear blue skies and snow covered everything. We HAD to take advantage of this oppertunity. When would we ever get to play in the snow again living here? I know snow is like water to all of my Utah friends and family, but living here for over six years now has really caused our hearts to ache for a snowy day like Paul and I both had when we were kids. So, we played...

Here's the beginning

This is Paul. The almighty creator. I helped a little but he did most of the work while I tossed snowballs at his bum and took pictures.

This is me and Andie McDowell


And this is Paul and Colonel Jessop, who can't handle the truth.


Icicles... on OUR house. Cool!


A snow angel for my momma.

White Powder, Frozen Water...

Snow! In West Tennessee. In March. Who would have thought?! I never thought I'd be able to make a substantial snowball living here. This is pretty great. It's really cold and wet too, which is not so great with the kind of drivers we have around here. We had to take a picture of the house because who knows the next time we will see it with snow on it!