Snow!

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Snow was in the forecast, but I was skeptical...but it did snow! I'm so excited! Initially it didn't stick so I figured it would just be nice to watch while the cub napped, so I was pleasantly surprised when a couple hours later it started to accumulate.  I couldn't feed the cub his lunch fast enough, because I wanted to get outside and play! We built a snowman, made snow angels, and the cub mostly wanted to lay belly down in the snow and flail his arms back and forth.  Hey, whatever makes you happy. He didn't last as long as I would've liked outside; big chunky flakes kept hitting his face and sticking in his eyelashes and he wasn't a fan of that part. He did take a taste or two though.  Tomorrow is supposed to be back in the mid-40's so I won't expect it to stick around.  It really is beautiful and I'm so happy we got to have at least one snow day here!








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  1. Steve OJanuary 23, 2018 at 12:29 AM

    What a sweet potatoe!

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  2. JimJanuary 24, 2018 at 5:16 AM

    Best snow angel ever. I've been doing it wrong. Maybe face down they come out better. New snow is exciting.

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