Woah, snow!

We woke up this morning to an incredible sight for Alabama -- snow, snow, SNOW! A LOT of snow! It was really coming down! We had several hours last night and this morning of non-stop powdery precipitation, giving us about 3-4 inches of the white stuff! When it finally stopped, we bundled up and headed outside to enjoy the fun! We built a HUGE snowman, made a few lop-sided snow angels and just enjoyed the rare wintry wonderland!

(NOTE: Of course, as I write this, the snowman has toppled over, and most of our wonderful snow has melted away. Ah, Alabama. Tornado on Friday. Snow on Sunday. What's the weather supposed to be tomorrow?!?!)

Let it SNOW!

Alabama isn't really known for its winter snowfalls... In fact, the whole state goes into crazy mode whenever the "S" word is mentioned. Usually the white stuff never even arrives, but we all wait by the windows with wide-eyed anticipation, hoping the flurries begin to fall.

This last weekend, however, we actually got some snow.... good snow! The white, shimmery flakes fluttered down for about 4 hours, covering the rooftops and the trees and leaving a light dusting on our lawns. We had enough snow to make a headless snow angel (Jaiden didn't want to put her head all the way back), throw a few snowballs and build a pathetic little "snowdude."

This was Jaiden's first really good snow. She's seen -- and caught -- a few snowflakes before. But this time, the three of us (Rowdy wasn't too thrilled... he was outside for about 10 minutes) bundled up in mismatched layers and tumbled outside for a few hours of frosty fun!