Snow in Maryland

We got our first snow in Maryland early in December. As soon as I noticed it was snowing, I got Mina all bundled up and took her outside. She was excited to go outside, but was even more thrilled about the snow. It snowed quite a bit in Texas last winter at one point, but Mina was so sick then and she didn't enjoy it at all. It was fun to watch her enjoy this first snow, but it stopped literally the moment we came back inside. Oh well. She was so curious and tried to explore everywhere, from the swings to the backyard, the trees and to the slide.

A few weeks later we got another little snow storm. This one produced a bit more snow and was much more fun to play in. Mina had a lot of fun experimenting with the snow. She kept hitting our neighbors' inflatable Santa and loved when the snow fell off him. She of course ventured down to the slides. It's never a complete trip outside unless we visit the swings and the slides. Mina's face got so wet and cold, as did her hands. I don't know how long she would have stayed out there if we didn't make her come in. She loves being outside no matter what.

She kept looking through the holes in the tube connected to the slides. If I came over to peek in at her she would push snow out of them at me and laugh. She thinks she's so funny. We also decided to blow some bubbles outside in the freezing weather. It was really cool because the bubbles froze. We could actually bounce them off of our hands and they didn't pop! They also looked really cool when they did pop. We're hoping to get a little more snow before the end of winter, but we hear it doesn't actually snow all the much here. I think Dru is the most disappointed about that, though with Mina's new love of the snow I'm sure she is, too.