What's that white stuff??

Sat. December 1st began the first big moving day for us--the garage and all packed boxes/bins. I was in the garage while Jared took the first load over around 9:30am when big white snowflakes started falling from the sky. Having lived with snow most my life, I tend to think it's a little overrated (you don't have to shovel rain). But here in the northwest, it's not a very common thing to get it and I was surprised by my awe as the snow came down and the quiet stillness around me. It really was beautiful. The snow didn't stick of course, but watching it fall was lovely.

I went inside to tell the kids and found Karcyn's nose already pasted to the back door. I'm sure she was wondering "what's that white stuff?" She was too little last year to remember our drive to Utah for the holidays. So I took her outside for a little introduction. Karcyn, this is snow. Snow, this is Karcyn. She seemed to like it though she kept her head down at first trying to avoid direct contact with her face. Discovering we'd be out there more than a couple minutes, I wrestled on her marshmallow coat (which she hates) and we played and watched for a little longer. The mysterious white stuff didn't last very long, but even I appreciated the little December treat.