A winter wonderland it was not. It was, however, the first snow of the season, and as such, the kids were plenty excited! But what to do when there is barely 1/16th of an inch of crunchy, ice-like substance on the ground? Schmobie and his neighborhood friends had some ideas:
1) Snowbiking. A sport that would only be thought up in Oregon.
2) Sledding. Don't let a lack of snow stop ya!
3) Ice-stomping. Always an under 5 crowd pleaser.
4) Tossing up what little snow that you can gather together into the air.
5) Sipping dairy-free hot cocoa. (A personal fave!)
Despite the freezing weather (27 degrees is dang cold to us!), the older two were out-of-doors all day long as well. I didn't capture any pictures of Cici because she was hanging out at the park with friends.Grumble, grumble,
growing up, grumble,
independent, grumble, grumble,
miss her sometimes...
In search of the perfect pumpkin...
3) I believe that it is very odd that a loving Heavenly Father would require another child if his to suffer on my behalf in order for me to be "worthy" to live with him. I'm really not all that bad. But as I don't believe that to be the case, I'm not going to worry about it.
4) I believe that the first principles of Ingtwai are as follows: first, faith in myself and in my loved ones; second, forgiveness. A far as any "saving" ordinances go, I'm not going to worry about it.
5) I believe that it is reasonable, and often wise, to question authority. I believe that leadership should be based on merit and skill, and not gender, race, social standing, or the ability to toe the company line.