The Snow is HERE!

I am so excited that I trumped the blog post I WAS working on to interrupt you with this special bulletin:

The snow has finally arrived in the KMC!

George came bursting into our room (he and Teage fell asleep on the couch last night) and yanked the rolladens up to show me the magnificent white outdoors. If you had been paying attention to my Facebook comments, I had given up all hope that we would see snow before we left for our trip tomorrow. And the Gods made sure not to disappoint me. Thank you...

This was Teage's first snow and I could tell he didn't know what to make of it all. We quickly hammered the big kids to "wake up" (they appreciated that) and slapped on the rain boots and gloves. George was a party pooper and watched from inside because he was "COLDY" (what a wuss)...I just called my husband a wuss on the blog...oh well, anyway immediately the snowball fight began between the big two.

Teage had other plans...first thing's first, gotta see what it's made of:

Planning strategic stealth moves...

He's planning his attack!

Retaliation...

Teage getting in on the action...

Two against one!

Trying to recruit a little girl for his snowball team...

Can you see it?

Our lamppost near the rock fountain...

Catching flakes...and flies?

Busting out the sled...

She makes winter look GOOD!!

Snow makes everything so pretty, doesn't it?

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

I'm so happy they got to enjoy it before we left for 'not so snowy' AZ. God really does love me...

If we get more inches later today (after I finish packing ALL the dang bags), I am SO throwing them back out there to make snow angels!

Love ya and Happy Snow Day!!!

Falling into Winter

I love this time of year..almost as much as I love Spring (which is my favorite season). It has been 3 years since we have experienced a legitimate "Autumn" and I must say, it was well worth the wait! I am just mesmerized every time I go outside and lay my eyes on all the colors Fall brings. Germany does NOT disappoint in this area!! Let me stop blabbing about my googly Fall Feelings and let you see for yourself...




To top it off, Fall brings us closer to that one Holiday...where Rudolph plays reindeer games, the bells jingle all the way, the eggnog fills the fridge, shopping malls become grand central station, snow angels replace sidewalk chalk, mantles are strewn with stockings, the man with the red suit gets all kinds of love, and the time when pine trees never looked so good!! I think this picture sums up what the beginning of the Holidays looks like.....


P.S. I stumbled upon a 1 Euro Store (think dollar or yen store) and saw this....ONLY IN EUROPE!! (to my girls...porchtime for less than 2 dollars = possible rehab in the future)


P.S.S. The sunsets were like nothing else in Okinawa...but WOW, the sunrise from my balcony is pretty amazing!