Ice Day

As far as Texas winters go, this one has been abnormally cold. I've heard plenty of elderly Texas natives complain about how these cold snaps just keep coming. They can't remember the last time winter has lasted so long here.

I can hear my Illinois friends and family booing and hissing right now. :)

We even had an ice day here in January! Evan and Elisabeth got to miss school and work because it was in the 20s and there was ice on the roads.

Julia did not remember icicles, so seeing these on the grill made her day. (My kids are becoming more southern by the minute, you all.)

 Frozen dew!!!

 Our awesome neighbor asked if we wanted to ice sled down the "big hill" between our houses. Julia and Vivian were so pumped. (Elisabeth chose to keep lounging in her pajamas.)

 So, Vivian wanted to stand on the sled before sitting, which caused the sled to move, which caused Vivian to fall on her bottom. After the third attempt and all refusals of any kind of help, Vivian gave up in an angry gnashing and weeping way and asked to go inside and watch Peppa Pig. Peppa Pig heals all wounds.

 So, Julia kept sledding. She loved it!

 This is Julia sledding past Vivian as Vivian was storming to the house in disgust:

It's been beautiful outside lately, so my future pictures will all be in sunshine and shorts, with lots of outside playing. Sorry, northerners.  :)