on monday, new york city was a winter wonderland…
…and we loved every minute of it! (of course the city slush on tuesday was another story.) but on monday, when those big chunky white snowflakes fell all day long, and we didn’t have anywhere we really needed to be for a few hours, we delayed nap time, lunch… all of it, to head on outside and experience it first hand together. it was absolutely beautiful and we had the best time.
a few photos below (because snow like this warrants taking your camera out. even if it’s wet and dangerous! i kept it in a plastic bag almost the entire time and thankfully, it didn’t get wet. what do you do though if it’s raining or snowing and you wanna take a picture? i am genuinely curious how real photographers do it.)
^^^the nicest lady walking by asked if we wanted a family shot and boy, not only was she nice, she knew what she was doing! i love this family photo so much!^^^
^^^E’s face in this one stops my mama heart. she just looks so happy.^^^
^^^jumpin’ for joy is what this is. what else did you expect?^^^
^^^our first snowman! eleanor and papa worked hard on him. he lived a total of maybe 10 seconds before samson head butted him and squealed in delight at knocking the poor guy’s head over. eleanor finished him off by stomping him into the ground and for a moment there, i worried about how much fun my kids had showing such aggression towards a snowman. i hope that is normal.^^^
^^^snowball fights are fun and all, until you get a snowball in your face. ;) ^^^
^^^she has good aim. i was covered.^^^
^^^pops of my favorite color in a world of white. the photos don’t do it justice. everyone needs to experience a new york city snowstorm.^^^
^^^after running around and exploring the snowy upper west side together, we popped into ray’s pizza for a slice for lunch. after warming up and filling our bellies with papa’s favorite food, we were ready for round two in the snow.^^^
^^^seriously. how beautiful is that stuff.^^^
^^^snowball in the head! and a big sister in the background grinning so hard at her shot! i don’t know how no one ended up in tears on monday. i honestly do not know.^^^
^^^i love them so much. what a good day. and february, you’re looking up! i like you a lot already.^^^
