Winter Wonderland

Since Thanksgiving Dallin has been talking about snow. He really wanted a white Christmas and even prayed for snow. He wrote and drew a picture for school all about how his favorite type of weather was snow. He hasn't even seen snow since he was really little and he can't really remember it. We tried going to the snow exhibit at the local Children's Museum, but the snow that they blow there is really tiny bubbles (it does look a lot like snow though). That is what this really bad picture is of. It was really hard to see it when it got closer to the ground.

The fake snow just wasn't doing it for Dallin. He keeps talking and talking about snow. We tried to plan a trip out to Utah, but the costs are just too high. We tried to plan a long weekend to North Carolina, but Anneliese got sick again. It just wasn't happening. A kind Heavenly Father heard the prayers of a young boy, and while he didn't quite send snow, he sent the next best thing...ICE!

We got some of that cold front that has been plaguing the Midwest. No, it was not 30 below in SC, but it did dip down into the 20's. All of the local news stations had segments on how to prepare for record breaking low temperatures, and our apartment complex even made a point of sending out a flyer on what to do to prevent pipes from freezing. Imagine our delight to wake up Friday morning and discover that someone in the complex had forgotten to turn off the automatic sprinkler system (I have no idea why it runs through the winter...the grass is dead.) Dallin was thrilled to see icicles hanging off of several bushes and ice covered sidewalks, and grass. We stopped quick on our way out the door in the morning to "pick" a couple of icicles for him to suck on (ugh, how did my parents stand it when we walked around sucking icicles as kids? That is disgusting!). He thought it was great fun when they melted in his cupholder in the car. After we returned we went outside to play with the ice a little more.

This was a lot of fun. There is still a tiny chance of snow this weekend and Dallin is very hopeful, but for now, I think that some of the desire for snow has been satiated.