Last night, Mark and I went out to experiment with some pictures. When we left the house, big fluffy snowflakes were falling.
Mark and I enjoyed talking and laughing while we played around with a few pictures. The huge flakes had stopped much quicker then we hoped, but we still enjoyed taking night time snow pictures.
I am not sure what the temperature was this morning, but it was very cold and very beautiful. The trees and bushes were white–completely covered with hoar frost!
As the sun was coming up, Andrea and I went outside to play with bubbles. I have been trying to get bubbles that are more spherical than semi-circle. Today’s weather was perfect for success.
I know that most people are hoping that the weather starts to warm up and all the snow starts to melt, soon! I would love to try bubbles a few more times though.
Even though many days have been extremely cold, and the snow has piled up and lasted a lot longer than normal this year, it has been a good winter. The kids are outside playing hard most days. We have done many different cold weather experiments and projects. The after holiday cabin fever has not hit our house yet. And once the weather warms up, it is time for syruping!
(P.S. I asked Allan and he thought it was -9 degrees this morning!)
The kids and I were out early this morning. We tried some cold weather experiments and then played on the sledding hill before starting school. I love being able to learn with my children at home!
There once was a cold winters day
Out in the snow kids wanted to play
Cold did the wind blow
And down came the snow
As the kids ran out the door to play
While playing outside this morning, we discovered a winter rainbow!
We have had some extra cold weather this winter. According to the weather report right now, we have 3 degrees F, but with the wind chill and all it feels like -20 degrees.
However, even with it being so cold, we still go outside to play. My only rules are that the kids come in when I say–unless they get cold first–, keep their faces covered, and when they come in, get something hot to drink!
Megan is expert at sledding downhill with a barely noticeable slit to see through. Since someone has to help her back up the trail, she is perfectly happy to sled “blind”. The rest of us prefer to see!