Now this is more like it!

Finally, a little taste of winter in a form that didn't involve wind or precipitation you can see through!

We woke Saturday morning at the usual early hour. Although it was still dark, I noticed some large white stuff mixing in with our liquid sunshine. Lo' and behold - it was snow! And it kept snowing for six hours! Bliss! It was so pretty.

Sadly, the timing was not the greatest. Ry had nicely passed on his high fever from earlier in the week to big brother. Ben, making the virus his own, took on the fever and spiced it up with a little midnight upchuck. Note to loyal readers from the eastern seaboard - this hasn't happened since the last time Aunt Tiffy made pancakes for Ben. He ate them, then quickly deposited them in Uncle Patrick's lap. It's how I knew Patrick was a keeper.

Okay, back to our snow day. Both boys enjoyed snuggling on the couch, watching the snow pile up. Okay, so I realize this is neither North Dakota nor Maine snow, but for us, it was pretty good. It was enough to throw snowballs and do some sledding. We managed to sneak out for a few minutes and tackle the monster hill next door. Again, slight exaggeration. What can I tell you - it's snow fever!

I assume it was the sickness, but the excitement from the snow likely contributed to a rare, magical occurrence at our house. Both boys took mammoth naps - four hour naps. Now, this is actually rarer than snow in Portland. I cannot remember the last time Ben napped. And, Ry hardly ever makes it past 45 minutes. So, to sum it up - snow, sledding and snowballs coupled with two napping boys - it was a good day in our little world.