Ah, January

I am a Minnesota girl. Therefore, I tend to expect snow in the winter. Living in Richmond, we don't often get snow...but when we do, it becomes a BIG event. There are runs on grocery stores to stock up on snow supplies. Non-stop news coverage about when and where the snow starts falling. Basically, the entire city shuts down. And then I hang my head and sigh.

We got a couple inches of snow last night (complete with a couple peals of thunder!). Schools, including preschool, closed for the day which meant that the boys have gotten to spend the morning outside playing in the snow. Being outside today has been a true gift since we've had rain for four straight days and haven't seen the sun in a week.
The thundersnow last night really threw Owen for a loop and he didn't really want to go outside and play this morning, despite the sun shining and no hint of thunder to be found. He quickly overcame his fears and they have both really been enjoying the icy snow experience.