our weather is being so rude.
we get these beautiful warm days…full of sunshine…the plants start to bud…we all open our windows.
and then we wake up to 14 degrees the next day.
and on top of that…NO SNOW. at all. all year!
how rude!
last week when it was nice the girls got all their jumps out on the trampoline.
no coat.
no socks!
a little healthy sister wrestling….
with gigging and screaming.
and static.
i just think that if it's going to be 14 degrees….there should be some snow.
we want to go sledding.
we want to build a snowman.
i want the hot cocoa moments with the red cheeks and sweaty hair from a good hour of snow play!
unfortunately….i don't always get what i want.
so how about a different approach?
thank you for that break from the cold.
thank you God for sending some sunshine into february.
You must have known how much our hearts needed that sunshine.
thank you.
Amber - Hi! I just stumbled here tonight & am absolutely loving your photography & use of colour. and your composition rocks! Wow. I’m sure you’ve been asked a million times but what camera are you using? Thanks for the fun – I’ve really enjoyed looking around & will be sure to visit again soon 🙂
Amy Warden - Really no snow??? It’s amazing how just a few hundred miles can make such a difference. KC got a bit of a dumping on Saturday. It will be gone soon though…
traci - we who get snow would gladly trade with you who do not. love the static pictures!!
Lazy Mom Leslie - I like your new outlook.
Thank You God!
I need to remember that.
katie - that last picture is too perfect, staticy(?) hair was one of my favorite things about trampolines. and not the dirty feet it gives you!
i am LOVING the preschool daze blog! thanks for posting that. i teach special needs kids and a lot of the things i do with them are basically preschool level activities. so fun to see such creative things going on in kristin’s class! i guess i should say that on kristin’s blog? 😉
Jenn - I feel your pain about no snow… we only have about 4-6″ still in our field – we should have at least 2′ left still! It’s going to be dry summer with no snowpack, that’s for sure. Glad you all got out to enjoy the sunshine though – doesn’t it just improve your spirit and make you feel good?! God knows when we need a little boost.
Jennifer P. - well–if you had snow, you’d have that big pile of wet snow clothes dripping all over your wood floors…so maybe it’s best to have a year off ;)!
Glad everyone loved the sunshine!
adrienne - Love your happy things list! Haven’t ssen the last ten, yes 10 things until today! Paper hearts… perfect for teachers!!!
Mrs. B. - lol-ing at “our weather is being so rude.”
I am sympathetic. 🙂
Becky Strahle - Your photos are so amazing. You really know how to catch a moment. Thanks for sharing. I’m ready for Spring too. We live in Minnesota and it really doesn’t get warm until June!!
kasey - I’m with ya! If it’s going to be freakin cold, might as well be snowin.
meredith - Our morning shows in Oz were reporting huge snow fall in the US – hope it found you too. By the way, I went on that rockerbaby etsy site and fell in love with those dresses. I’m trying to think of someone I can buy one for! Beautiful, beautiful. Have a great day, whatever the weather.
kathy b - What happy, joyful, photos. I could almost hear the giggling.
Jamie Sampson - Have I mentioned how much I like you? You are so funny and charming and likable and relatable to. You rock. The waether has been the same here, it will be 50 and nice outside and the next day we wake up to snow which I guess is better than 14 degrees and no snow. 🙂
carissa... brown eyed fox - little static heads… a gift for sure!
Kelly - great attitude! love it! Thanks! Kelly
Clare - We are in Kansas also, but we did get snow (about 2 inches). My daughter is too young to play in it though, I did take her out for a picture. I posted on Wednesday and we are in short sleeves in the park then on Saturday the poor girl is bundle up in her snow suit!! Love Kansas!!
Lori - Keep hoping! Here in Richmond, VA, we haven’t had a significant snow since 2005! The kids have been disgusted with no full snow days….until today. Overnight, we got a good 8 inches of beautiful snow. Most of the city is shut down (this is the South!) and it’s still snowing a little. So don’t give up hope.
Great post. Especially the static-y hair! And every time I look at Annie’s picture on your Etsy store, I crack up – so cute!
Heather - You know, I’d try to be sympathetic, but it’s below -20C here today with the windchill, so I’m having a hard time. 😉
Aubrey - oh yeah–you have not met fickle weather until you’ve lived in utah. sometimes we get big snowstorms in JUNE. i’m not exaggerating.
Aubrey - ha–I will trade you some our snow for your warm, window-opening days! yeah, it ruined our tramp, it was already ripping and needed to be replaced, but the foot of snow on it didn’t help anything.
i love static tramp hair.
Kate - ohio’s the same way.
well, we did end up getting snow, but i would’ve rather we hadn’t.
yesterday and today it’s freezing, and just a couple days ago it was ridiculously warm.
ugh, i hate this climate. gets my hopes up, and then brings them down.
-kate
Jill Jones - Aww, that was sweet. And it’s nice to know I’m not the only bad mom who doesn’t have a fence thing around the trampoline. So… thanks for helping me feel normal!
~Jill
jilljones43@msn.com
Shannan - Seriously – No snow…all year? I agree, if it’s going to be frigid, it might as well be snowy. Unless it’s March, and then I prefer the sunshine, so I can at least look outside and pretend that it’s not 10 degrees!
Julie K. - Oh please take some of our snow!!! We are so tired of it! Though … spring is right around the corner here in Chicagoland! Can’t wait.
elisa - Thank you for the reminder to be thankful when warm days pop up in the middle of winter. I too was grumbling about how cold it is today- Seriously way too cold.
Wish I could curl up under a blanket with a good book- dang it. Too bad I just finished the Twilight books.
sandy toe - Sun is a good thing..what cute pictures.
sandy toe
Carol J. - hi…oh what memories those pictures pull in! my 3 girls loooved having a trampoline out back! they jumped for hours on end, they wrestled, they cried, they laughed, they planned, they dreamed. it was such a great thing for them.
and by the way…i’d gladly give you some of our snow. nine more inches last night here in new england! altho i prefer it cooler than hotter, enough already!!
Rachel Reeves - The static pictures is priceless!
Starnes Fam - Static…..we live with static…..it’s everywhere and drives me crazy!
mom - We got 2-3 inches of snow Saturday. However, we couldn’t go out and play!
Kellie - We got snow in ALABAMA yesterday – not just a dusting, but 4 inches!!!! WE slid down hills in baby pools and on boogy boards and cookie sheets – ya’ll would have laughed at us, but you make the most of it with what you’ve got! and by Wednesday it will be 75 degrees – gotta love it!
adrienneK - oh i love the static picture!!!
Staci - I KNOW!!!! WE WANT SOME SNOW TOO!!! My kids are dying to build a snowman…I don’t think it’s gonna be in the cards for this Winter 🙁 Although…here in OK…we’ve had some really great snow in March 🙂 If it’s not gonna snow….let’s move on in to Spring!!!! My poor little tulips are super confused :0
Lisa - LOTS OF SNOW TODAY IN MAINE!!!
HUGS,
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Trish - That is the sweetest post ever! I love trying to find the good in things! It’s hard sometimes, but I try.
Your girls look like a hoot!
God is good!
Wendy - Way to change your outlook. I’m hoping for spring soon. If it isn’t gonna snow, it might as well warm up, right?