Baby it's cold outside!

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Here it is, October 27 and it's SNOWING!

And the low tonight is going to be 25 degrees. 

I am so not ready for winter.

Tingly fingers, toes and runny noses aren't my thing.

Before going any further - I apologize for the blurry photos. 

My camera battery forgot to charge itself, so I had to use my cell.

Less than 40 minutes before this picture was taken  my yard was still green.

Optimistic Katie, be OPTIMISTIC!

Ack! I'm sure I can see the good in the white stuff falling from the sky, 

but the temperature??

Nope, I'm sorry. Someone PLEASE bring back July.

Cookouts, the beach, long sunny days, tank tops, and sweating instead of shivering.

And flip-flops, how can a girl LIVE without her flip-flops?!?!

I attempted to wear my flip flops to run out to the car tonight - they cracked.

Thats right they CRACKED! 

Apparently the cold was too much for the cheap rubber they're made of.

Sigh, and they were my favorite paisley ones too. 

Pulling out the sweaters and scarves the past couple of weeks was fun.

I loved making sure my best accessory was the pumpkin spice coffee 

in my un-gloved hand.

And that my sunglasses could be worn on my face to block the fall rays

or as a quick head band when the wind picked up outside.

Also top on my list - playing in the leaves and the sunshine WITHOUT a jacket on, 

but still sporting cozy clothing was a lovely change in pace.

Had someone told me two weeks ago that today I would need my winter coat, 

gloves and a hat to protect me from the below freezing temps and snow 

I never would have believed them.

C'mon, it's only October!

Yet, here I am. Making the best of it {really, I am} in the snow.

I played outside before dinner tonight with Maddy.

Watched her joyfully look up at the sky letting those soft, fluffy flakes fall on her tongue. 

Laughed with her as she giggled her little heart out every time a flake tickled her nose.

She dressed herself. Dig the monkey jammies and butterfly rain boots?

She made footprints all around our yard tonight.

Tried her hat at making snow balls.
And tried to "save" our last tomato plant by wiping every last little bit of icy cold snow of its leaves.

I have to admit, that never gets old - 

watching a child's face totally light up at the sight of the first snow.

I can remember when I was little, my sister and I would FLY out the door of the house as 

soon as we caught wind of the first snow fall.  

We'd run around hooping and hollering about how we had waited all year for this 

little miracle.

Chase around the few flakes floating in the air trying to soak them up on our tongues. 

Then, we'd wait anxiously for it to accumulate enough that we could make homemade snow cones. Topping them with cranberry juice or maple syrup.
We never complained about the cold. I don't think we ever felt it.

Those were the days.

And now I get to teach Maddy the ways of the first snow, and watch her follow in my childhood footsteps.

I get to soak up the happiness radiating from her little body.
And in turn she gets to re-teach ME how to be a child again, 

how to have fun with the simplest of things.

So to say I hate the snow. No. I don't "hate" it.
I even made a few snowballs myself tonight.

But, I do dislike all the adult responsibilities that come with it.

The cold?
That is what I really and truly hate.
And every year older I get, the more the cold gets to me.

So Old Man Winter...you've made your entrance. 

Now, we're stuck with you for the next 4 months.
I suppose I need to make the best of it.
Snow cone anyone?

What's your favorite part of the first snow of the year?

And if it doesn't snow where you live, what things about snow do you wish you could take part in?

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