Fun in the Snow

Last week we got about 6 inches of snow. This worked out well. The previous week Andrew and Robert got our tree at a lot way out past Shiloh, because the proprietor kicked a few bucks back to BBBS for every tree. It rained that day, so we couldn't decorate the tree then. We let it dry out in the garage, and then put it up. While Andrew went to Alton for our assistant, I stripped off the dead branches and needles, making a complete mess. But the tree settled in nicely.

So after the snow, we decorated the tree, including the things we made at the BBBS party a few weeks ago. Then, we went outside to attempt a snowman. The snow was too dry for that, so we settled for snowball fights. I nailed Andrew in the face.

I made cocoa (from scratch, thank you). We sipped cocoa, ate s'mores cookies (one of Robert's fave snacks is S'mores -- smart boy) which I made from the leftover ingredients for s'mores from a few weeks ago, played video games (like Guitar Hero. I stink.), and had fun.