Snow yo!

The boys have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of winter's first snow. They were slightly distraught regarding the lack of snow on Christmas. I think today's snowfall may have compensated for that slight.

First snow, originally uploaded by alikona.

Hike to beach, originally uploaded by alikona.

Hike to the beach? Why the heck not. It was a fun, snowy walk down.

Snowy beach, originally uploaded by alikona.

The view from the beach was beautiful and it was wonderfully deserted.

Hike back, originally uploaded by alikona.

And then my toes were frozen so we hiked back. I was not wearing the proper shoes and G told me that I have now learned my lesson. Thanks, kid.

Moi, originally uploaded by alikona.

Snowball making, originally uploaded by alikona.

Despite my frozen toes, it took me & G some time to get back as he was rolling a snow ball up the hill-- by the end it was 3x larger than this and we had to abandon it because it was a very heavy ball of ice. And did I mention my freezing toes?

Luke's, originally uploaded by alikona.

And we were welcomed home with a snowball fight.

What a fun afternoon! Hopefully my commute to work won't be snow dramatic...and I was hoping to go early to get a jump start on a busy week. And wear a silk dress which may not be a good idea.