You are never too old to build a snowman!

Unless you never watched the news last week, you know that Dallas experienced record snowfall on Thursday. Mother Nature must know when I'm coming to Dallas, because both recent trips have included snow. We never lost power at my parents' house, so we actually enjoyed our little winter wonderland. I had a lot of friends who weren't as lucky.

Thursday morning I woke to to find a nice blanket of snow had fallen over night. I thought this was a lot, but it would prove to be nothing compared to Friday morning. It literally snowed ALL DAY on Thursday, and these were BIG flakes. This was the real deal.

Thursday Morning:



Friday Morning:



Thursday night we decided that on Friday morning, we were going to enjoy this rare treat from Mother Nature. I lived at home for 18 years and never got to make a "real" snowman with my parents or go sliding down the hill at Moss Haven Elementary on a cardboard box. It didn't matter that we are 28, 57, and 58... we were making a big snowman and walking up to the school yard. Yes, we would by far be the oldest ones up there, but we didn't care.

















We did learn that the cardboard box didn't work too well. Some little kids had a big Tupperware lid that seemed to do much better. If I had only had one of those little green plastic discs/saucers, I would have been flyin'! Since I'm preggo though, it was probably better that I had slowest sliding device. :-)

Here are some other pictures of this incredible weather:





















In addition to building a snowman and sliding down a hill on a cardboard box, we also made snow ice cream. This was a childhood favorite of mine when we used to go out to Meme and Dede's place in Glorieta, NM. My only recent opportunities to partake in this delicacy have been on my ski trips with Greta. It is actually quite simple and VERY delicious. Just mix fresh snow with some milk, sugar, and vanilla. You just pour enough milk to get the consistency you want (not too much though since snow melts fast). Add sugar and vanilla until it tastes just perfect! Snow ice cream is a rare treat, but SO worth it!