Scraping Snowballs

So yesterday the boys got to play in snow for the first time ever. First, after I'd put Jarom down for a nap, I took Keahi outside for a quick run in the sprinking drift of wet snow/rain. He shrieked with delight and wanted to keep playing forever. After going back inside and supposedly having quiet reading time, he kept running out to update me on the progress of the snow and was pretty disappointed when it finally stopped.

(Keahi catching snowflakes on his tongue.)

Luckily, after dinner it started snowing more steadily and we got to get dressed up in snow gear (Keahi had insisted on full snow pants and jacket for the earlier snow/rain sprinkle as well) and throw snowballs at each other. I can't describe how thoroughly the boys enjoyed themselves. Without mittens their hands must have been freezing but neither complained or wanted to get back inside. There was only a thin layer on the cars, but it was enough to have a pretty satisfying snow party. We only managed to drag them back inside with promises of hot cocoa. A perfect ending to a very, very busy day.