First Really Good Snow Day

My friend told me that her Japanese friend heard from her Japanese friend that this winter in Misawa is going to be very cold and snowy. Something tells me they must be right. Last year, it didn’t snow until New Year’s Eve! We were waiting and waiting…kids were out of school for nothing. Well, this year, it snowed for the first time in the middle of November and it has been consistently chilly. We shall see how the rest of the winter goes.
Last Friday night, we got a really good amount of snow! Coincidently, it was a weekend and Robert was home. So first thing in the morning, after digging our car and parking spot out of layers of snow, Robert took all the kids to the Ski Lodge hill. They had a blast, although powdery snow at the bottom of the hill made everyone’s face frozen.

Then we rushed to the Med. Group’s Children’s Christmas Party which was held at the base elementary school. We did some crafts, played games, ate pizza and found Santa. But---Alex was the only one who really wanted to take a picture with Santa. So here he is.

After the party, we grabbed our friends' kids and took them up to our house to go sledding. At first, Robert served as a cushion at the bottom of the hill-haha.

The little ones—Mark and Becca—did such a great job! Not a peep from them even when they would roll over going downhill or get their whole face covered with snow.

Finally, I got dressed in my snow gear (not my favorite thing to do….possibly because after making sure that all three kids are dressed for winter, I am exhausted). We took them all to our new favorite hill—just down the street on the area of the golf course. It was quite a hike through the deep snow, but well worth. Good exercise.

Mark and Becca.

Katya—modeling in the snow. She is a seasoned  “sledder” who is not afraid of anything.

Close second is Alex. He does a whole bunch of tricks on our snow tube.

Oh, the weather was so wintery and so beautiful! I actually love to go sledding while it’s snowing although I prefer doing it with a scarf around my neck and face-haha. Hopefully, we’ll get a good use of our many sleds this year. 

This morning, kids spent several hours playing outside on our street. No school till January 3rd! We love our neighborhood and our friends here.

Okay, it’s time for me to go get ready for one last Christmas party—our Dental Christmas party. Maybe I’ll get pictures with Santa there:).