Snow Day!

Doesn't she look so grown-up?!

Well, in typical Portland-Metro fashion, we over-reacted to the not so HUGE snowstorm and cancelled school today, in addition to the crazy media build up last night over our "Arctic Blast!"

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the snow, but this is more like a light dusting with some ice in places.  I know that the higher elevations probably do have much more snow & ice then we do, so I can see why the school districts are being cautious (except Portland who had conferences today....poor Andy has to work till 8 tonight)  I just want my snow day to have a little more snow so we can ACTUALLY play in it!  I guess it just seems so anti-climatic to me.

Anyway,  after at least a half-hour worth of getting ready we headed outside into the bitter cold for maybe 10 minutes of play time! ;)  Ella loved it and just ran around.  Poor Addilyn had trouble walking...she looked so funny!  We usually get the girls their snow stuff at the Columbia Outlet in the spring for a steal, but never made it last year, so Addilyn is wearing a 6 month size snow pants.  They are way too short for her, but the boots cover the exposed part so we are all good, right?! ;)  I'm guessing this may have added to her trouble with walking in the snow?!  However, she did enjoy just laying on the deck and eating the snow.  :)

Ready to go!

Her favorite part....eating the snow!

Trying to stand!  She would slowly inch her way up and then at this point say, "I stuck mommy!"
This cracked me up....I know I should have helped
her but it was too cute and I had to get a picture of it! 

Eating the snow!  Apparently quite yummy as she did it the whole time we were out!

This reminded me so much of Ella at this age! :)