Snow Day!

March came in like a lion all right.....a winter lion that is. After a weekend of cold rain, it finally got cold enough to snow. This was the view outside when we went to bed (after 4 hrs of snowing).....
...and we woke up to a think blanket of

....covering every surface like big fluffy marshmallows!
There is nothing quite like the feeling of walking in fresh, new snow.....

The sky today was beautiful Carolina blue which made the snow even more pristine and perfect.

Being outside in the peaceful quiet of a snowy day is one of God's special gifts. It's like traveling to another time and place, right in your own backyard. You can't help but feel God's peace and take the time to pause and reflect. Everything is so quiet and pure. The only sounds we heard were all the birds as they looked for food. We took a minute to refill our bird feeders and in they came......
We didn't have to worry about feeding Julia. She ate snow from the moment we got outside until it was time to come in. I have many pictures of her snacking in different spots all over the yard. Here she is out front where she built a mountain- just to eat it......

We were so hopeful for this snow forecast because it had rained for so long and the air was heavy and wet, but somehow the snow wasn't. I am still perplexed at how we got such dry snow out of this wet storm. We tried sledding in the yard and road, sadly, without much luck.
"Nice catch Carter."Julia eating again.

On the way in we discovered a pretty big icicle. Julia loved it. here she is doing the "icicle dance" and devouring her treat :)We were so happy to have Daddy home for two hours to play with us. What a great morning :)