Snowmageddon!

Well if you have watched any news lately you know Atlanta is under a blanket of snow & ice! I would not want to EVER live anywhere, where snow and ice are a common occurrence, but will take the excitement a few times a year.
On Sunday Mary Stewart & I decided to stay in North Georgia with Matthew's parents to increase our chances of a definite snow in! In anticipation of snow on Sunday I searched for "snow gear" for Mary Stewart: pants, boots, mittens. I had no such luck. It seems toddler snow gear is a rare commodity.
We woke Monday morning to no less than 6 inches of fluffy white powder! Mary Stewart LOVED being pulled on her sled by PaPa. Each time I tried to take her off, she cried! She would cry out "Weeee!" every time the sled took off! If her sled was stopped for a moment for a photo opportunity or for us grownups to catch our breaths, Mary Stewart would bounce up and down as if to say, let's geaux!!!

Mary Stewart with her "chaufers" Dee Dee & Papa!

I'm not sure who loved the snow more Mary Stewart or Maggie?

It was so fun to watch Maggie romp through the snow! She snoozed by the fire for the rest of the day!
Today is day 2 of being snowed in, and it looks like it may be all week! Good thing we are well stocked on firewood, popcorn, hot chocolate, movies and books!

Stay warm!!

Snow Baby

Snomageden as it has been referred to, finally reached Marietta this afternoon. The snow is absolutely beautiful! A great perk to living in Georgia is we usually get one good snow a year. By good I mean enough snow to make a snowman and to give children a thrilling afternoon, but it doesn't last too long where the negatives of the snow outweigh the positives. We have had a few flurries this year, but this is the first "big snow" of the season. Of course Mary Stewart was dying to get outside (ok so I was dying to get her outside in the snow). She seemed to enjoy the snow, more than I can say for Annie & Maggie (the labs that dwell in the basement) they sniffed the fluffy white powder and decided to get back inside!

Normally I am thrilled at snow and don't mind be cooped inside with my hot coffee, but this weekend is different. We are celebrating the baptism of Mary Stewart. Matthew's grandparents, aunt & uncle, brother & fiance & mom are already in North Georgia at Camp Donald (future blog on Camp D) but we are praying that my dad, sister & brother in law, father in law & sister in law & mom will be able to make it despite road conditions as most of them are traveling from Louisiana. Yes we are blessed to have so many who want to be a part of this baby's life. So I'm praying for God's sweet kindness to bring our family all together for this special celebration. For now, Mary Stewart in her bouncy and I on the stool are gazing at the beautiful wonder of snow!