First snow

Okay, obviously I'm a week late on this post since we've now had way more snow. Anyway, last Saturday we got our first snow of this winter, and Eli sure was excited! He told me a couple of weeks ago he wanted to go play in the snow, but there wasn't much I could do since there was no sign of the fluffy white fun. That changed Saturday night, and Sunday morning we woke up to a nice white blanket. We got all bundled up and headed out for some fun. Eli decided to take on the job of shoveling snow off the deck - mostly just so he could get to his construction vehicles. He was disappointed to find his wheelbarrow filled with a solid block of ice. He scraped at it a little trying to get it out, but to no avail. I think it's going to be a fun winter with him. Last year he wasn't all that into the snow, but this year he's definitely a big fan. The other big fan of the snow is our little Zoe, which is really ironic since she hates being wet and cold. Something about the snow brings out the puppy in her and she has a great time leaping and running around. She also loves chasing and biting snowballs! It was extremely cold out, so after about half an hour we headed inside to warm up with Eli's first cup of hot chocolate - definitely a new favorite treat!