Wonderful life

Looking out my window there is about ten or twelve inches of snow on the ground. I realize that some of you live in parts of the world where that is normal. However for cincinnati, it is rare and I feel so blessed. Winter has always been my favorite time of year. The best memories of growing up were playing in the snow with my dad and brother. The past couple days have been spent playing in the snow and it has been wonderful. This was Hoss and Mitzi's first real snow experience. I was quite unsure about how they would react to the snow, since we have to pull teeth to get them to go to the bathroom outside when its really cold or wet... figures I would have spoiled dogs. However, the cold or the wet did not bother them one bit ... in fact once Austin and I were worn out we had to drag them back into the house. They were soaking wet and their paws were bleeding but they did not want to stop playing in the snow!

Hoss loved the rush of chasing the sled. But every time he crashed it he had to reassure himself that there was no damage done and all cargo was intact. Jesse is becoming quite familier with Hosses ginormous tounge licking his face. 

Mitzi was content as long as she was chasing something... sleds, Hoss, snow balls, air. 

This was the last we saw of that tennis ball. I guess we will find it in the spring. 

This is Tara in fifteen layers and she is still smaller than most hobbits. That sled is really not as big as it looks standing next to her.  :)

This is Jesse. Hanging out with him makes me feel 12 again. He's such a great kid!

All in all it was a great day. God reached down and made his creation just a little more beautiful today and we were all able to take time and enjoy it. It doesn't get much better than that. The dogs have been asleep on the warm couch for hours now. Hot chocolate was readily available and I have the rest of the evening free to spend time with Austin. I'm realizing sometimes you just gotta play. What a wonderful life.