Snow!

The first few years Nate and I were living in the MD/DE area, we experienced a much different winter climate than we were used to. Instead of snow showers, we were often treated to ice. And while ice is certainly pretty to look at, it's scary to drive on (especially on 95) and is not as fun to play in.

Then, Michael moved to town.

My brother had been holed up in Erie, PA for the better part of four years, earning his degree with a minor in snow removal. Seriously - they get snow like Hawaii gets sunshine. All. The. Time. When we drove him up for orientation his first year, we woke up on day two to about 6 - 8 inches of snow on the ground. It was APRIL.

Suddenly, he moves 6 miles down the road and our ice storms disappear and we have epic snow storms. We quickly and hastily had to run out and get snow boots for Ryan last year and were, thankfully (depending on how you look at it), able to get good use out of them.

A few weeks ago, Ryan started asking for his boots again. And while they're very cute (he has a pair of awesome Transformer boots and a pair of classic, black rubber boots), they're not very practical. The easy excuse has been, "They're for snow, bud. And it's not snowing out."

Until now. We hoped last years storms were an anomaly, but here we are - a week before winter even officially begins - with our first snow storm of the season. Ryan's first words when I picked him up for school? "It's snowing, mom! I can wear my boots!"

Luckily, this was not an epic storm. Just enough for Ryan to have a good reason to wear his boots, go outside and sweep some snow around the deck.

Oh and don't worry - Lindsey has boots too. They're white and furry and coordinate well with her movie star (faux) fur coat and diva attitude.