About once or twice a year North Carolina gets hit with some pretty intense snow. Usually the second wave is much more severe than the first, with the first having only an inch of snow and school being cancelled for a week.
People take preparation for the snowstorm pretty seriously. I hardly ever see anyone shopping at the local Neighborhood Walmart near us, but when I went to buy some groceries... everything was out of stock.
The only bread left was hot dog and hamburger buns.
The sugar was ravaged through (must be serious about our treats and sugar supply when a storm hits).
The only milk left was expired or organize $5.79 (or higher) a gallon prices. Yup... I got stuck with the expensive milk because I didn't know I was supposed to run to the grocery store with everyone else.
But when the time came to go outside and enjoy the snow, we were prepared. When we were in Utah 3 weeks prior, we purchased snow gear for the kids so they could enjoy the cold weather. And even though they were warm, Marco was definitely not sure he was liking our outside adventures in the snow.
Lily was loving the snow. She managed to get her feet and hands soaking wet (we didn't plan ahead with good boots and gloves), and was still asking to go outside to make Olaf or to shovel the snow.
Daddy was even kind enough to get all bundled up when Lily was begging to go outside and play in the snow. She kept asking to go play like Elsa.
Every time the snow came down, Lily went and got her gear on before even asking us if we could go outside. I can't believe that snow made her that motivated to get ready in the morning.
One morning, when I wasn't paying attention, Lily got all her gear on, and went outside and started sliding down the hill on her bum. By the time I noticed her gone, I realized her fingers weren't in her gloves properly and her shoes were on the wrong feet - but she didn't mind - she just wanted to play. Our sleds didn't work, and the snow was so hard that with the nylon material in her snow pants, it created a perfect catalyst for her to slide down the hill. It wasn't as fun as sliding down the stairs (check out our YouTube video of that). But, bless her heart, she just wanted to play and slide so badly in the snow.
I knew that once this snowstorm was over, we wouldn't have any others large enough to create a reason to get all dressed up in snow gear. So, when all the sleds went on sale, and any warm clothing as well, I purchased them so that we would be prepared for next year's big snow storms and the kids would have much more fun playing in the snow than this year!
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