Snow Day

When we woke up this morning there was 1-2 inches of snow on the ground. I remember being so excited as a child when my mom would wake us up and tell us it had snowed. Usually that meant that school was cancelled because we lived in Tokyo and our bus ride to school was at least 1 hour. Emma was the first to wake up...and not happy I might add. As soon as I showed her all the white snow outside, her mood immediately changed. The next to wake up was Andrew. He was no less than thrilled to see all the snow. I couldn't wait any longer and so I went into the boys room and woke up Peter. Last time it snowed Peter was so disappointed that there wasn't enough snow to build a snowman. The first question he asked after I woke him was, "Is it deep snow?" His already big eyes grew even bigger if you can believe it as I lifted him up to see outside his window. Although they were excited to go out and play, I told them to wait for the sun to come out. Lucky for us the sun did make its way out and we quickly got on our snow clothes for some fun. I was lucky that I could pull up my snow pants...zipping them up was another issue. I guess I am bigger now than I thought. We all love to play in the snow and have been so lucky to have had at least one snow day each year we have lived here. The best kind of snow is the one that stays for a day or two and then melts away!