18 Days of Celebrating 18 Months -- Snow

We somehow survived two weeks of snow-induced cabin fever this February.  This was not Tyler's first (or second, or third) snow.  Here are some pictures of Tyler from last year's snow:

He tolerated it, but was not really keen about the white stuff.  I mean, I don't blame him.  It was cold, he couldn't really sit up yet (let alone walk around in it!), and his parents kept plopping him down in it.  I'd be a bit perturbed, too.

Well, a year later, and those 365 days made ... no real difference!  He went out on the 24th (our first real snow), and tolerated it, but wasn't particularly intrigued.  Definitely worth it, though, because Jason got some really great pictures.

Note the big smile on his face *sigh*

I have so many favorite pictures of Tyler, but this is definitely in the running.  It's actually the background on my phone right now.

Our outing in the second snow (the 6-ish inches or so that we got on the 26th) was not as successful.  Tyler didn't like how deep it was and refused to walk around in it.  He insisted on being carried (we'd set him down, and he'd just say, "Mama, up!  Mama, up!").  He also refused to play with it, slide down his slide (which he had happily done on his snow-covered slide two days earlier), or really do anything else.  Who knows, maybe he was just in a foul mood because he couldn't go to school... again... and Mama and Daddy wouldn't let him watch Dora because the "power" was out (whatever that meant) and he was starting to hate the snow.

Jason had his camera again, but I (not-so-politely) requested that he not take pictures since Tyler and I (who was getting crankier by the minute) were not in the mood.

Good thing we had that first snow!

Snow

A few weeks ago, we woke up to a nice dusting of powdery snow.  We had watched it fall the night before.  I've never seen snowflakes so tiny!  Definitely not good for snowballs or snowmen, but since all we wanted to do was walk around in it, it worked just fine.

Wardrobe:
Jason -- long sleeved tshirt, wool shirt, winter coat, "adventure" pants (don't know what they're made of, that's just what we call them... nylon?  whatever they're called, they're waterproof), boots, hat, gloves
Tyler -- onesie, pants, socks, big thick socks on top, hat, mittens, "muppet suit"
Me -- cami, long sleeved tshirt, hoodie, winter coat, running tights, adventure pants, knee socks, crew socks, sneakers, hat, gloves

Notice I was the one wearing the most clothes?  Megan doesn't do cold.

We walked around a bit out in our yard and down the driveway.  Tyler wasn't too keen on being outside (it was still below freezing), so we didn't stay out long.  We took turns holding him (upon my request... I want Tyler to have pictures with his dad, too, and not just have him be behind the camera all the time!).

Jason was a trooper, since he was sick with a cold on this day

When we were about ready to go in, Jason decided to sit Tyler down in the snow.

Well, he doesn't quite sit up on his own yet, so about four seconds later, this happened:

Followed by this...

Rolly boy!

Shortly after this, we all went back inside, stripped out of our extra layers, and the adults had some hot beverages while Tyler played toys.  Even though Tyler wasn't thrilled, we had to document his first snow.  And from the looks of the forecast, I think baby's 2nd snow is right around the corner!

I'll leave you with my favorite pictures of the day.  I have to admit, I was pretty excited to capture the moment!