Snowy Start to Spring

Several days (3?) we have woken up with enough of a dusting of snow to get the "ahhh" effect from the kids.  I love to hear the wonder in their voices as they look across the farm and say, "Look Mommy!  It SNOWED!"  Luckily, the snow melted off most days by lunch, AND it didn't impede school (51 days til summer break, yay!).  Winter was my favorite season until about 2 years ago.  Just like that, it changed.  I prefer spring and summer now, but I'll take what God gives us and just like my kids, find continual beauty in snowy mornings!  I'm learning a lot from my kids.  They don't complain about the weather or if their shoes get wet or their noses cold.  They just keep on trucking and playing at the same good pace a kiddo should, whether it be in or outdoor.  We didn't do so well to not contract cabin fever a few times this winter though :/ but it's March now, and I'm not going to dwell on that anymore! 

Happy Spring, fam, snow or sunshine, and Happy Bday Dr. Seuss!  What a brilliant man...who provides HOURS AND HOURS of edutainment for my children.  From him, they have learned about rhyming words and a world full of imagination and possibility!  To celebrate, I went all out and read Cat in the Hat to the kids, which reminds me of yet one more reason I am so happy with my kiddos' schools.  They truly did go all out which makes it a-ok that mommy didn't/doesn't.  I figure when all else fails, READ to them!