Look really closely. See the tiny pink speck? That’s Miss C. And to the left you can see the hubby shooting some video. Miss A is somewhere to the left of me refusing to put on her hat.
Yesterday afternoon after such riveting cabin fever inspired activities as Speed Toilet Cleaning! and Power Recliner Napping! and Marathon Phineas and Ferb Watching! and Precision Hot Chocolate Slurping! the hubby had a fantastic idea. We 4-wheeled it over to Edwin Warner Park to go for a crunchy snow walk. We ended up watching the girls sled, really sled, for the first time on the big hill that overlooks Steeplechase. There’s nothing quite as simultaneously fun and frightening as watching your children in their own luge competition.
We also shot some great video, although after the hubby handed the video camera over to me I somehow managed to film a good 20 minutes from the linty depths of my dad’s 1960s buffalo plaid Woolrich coat which I only sport when it’s truly cold. What can I say? I’m no Martin Scorcese.
It was a lovely way to end a rare snowy weekend here in Nashville.
p.s. I’ve got a great giveaway this week for a Sony Pocket Reader on my product review blog (speaking of cabin fever activities…this is an amazing device for all you bibliophiles. It’s like a portable electronic library! If you travel frequently and you love to read, this is something you must check out. And also? It comes in pink.)
Beautiful photos! I am jealous of the snow. It’s just barely chilly and rainy this morning in Florida (I can’t complain though – we have beautiful weather about 360 days of the year)
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Great shots! We almost went the EW yesterday! That first pic is our dog’s favorite spot.
Precision Hot Cocoa Sipping. I’m a medalist.
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We got snow this weekend too. And now I’m ready for it to leave! The kids are out of school today and knowing how NC is with snow, I bet they’ll be out tomorrow too.
When you pointed out the pink spec I thought you were going to say, “That’s Miss C right before she fell in the pond.”
I was just thinking this morning that if I were a good mama I would own a sled. I will have to get one in an end-of-season sale for next winter. Because this winter is OVER. Right? Right?
EG I m still laughing at your comment because you don’t know HOW MANY DAMN TIMES I thought to myself yesterday, “Someone is going to fall in the water.” I also had a few seconds of panic when they went careening down the snowy hill. My brother-in-law broke his collar bone years ago sledding. Good times at the ER!
Beth, I am SO ready for the snow to melt today. I can’t handle school being out for long and not being able to, oh I don’t know, DRIVE ANYWHERE!
I told my husband yesterday it’s a good thing we don’t live in the North. I’d go insane.
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Wow. Cabin Fever and Phineas and Ferb? Sounds like you guys had fun. Nice pictures too. Question: Is that lake frozen? Seems a little too dark and murky. Givers me the creeps. lol.
WOW! That top photo is like postcard perfect! Beautiful pictures!
That first photo is stunning.
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Love the top photo. We’ve been getting out but just in our nabe. Thought about going to Warner.
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These are beautiful pics. Thanx for sharing!
Love these shots! I feel like a slug because we’ve barely been out in four days. My little guy is fighting a cold and/or sinus deal, so I’m trying to get him well in time for Blissdom! Now I wish we had ventured out.
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Love your pictures. We haven’t been out in the snow much as it’s been so cold here, but temps in the 20s are heading our way by the end of the week! Can’t wait to take the boys sledding.
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We have snow here too. We played outside with our 15-month-old for about 20 minutes, and then she was ready to come back in- and I was fine with that! Come on spring!
Beautiful!
Miss A refusing to put her hat on … Sounds like she and Lollipop have been talking! Also, who are “Phineas and Ferb”? And can they save me from Elmo??
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Beautiful photos! I wish our snow looked like that. Ours just looks….sludgy.
Wow! Amazing photos! I so wanted to be there, next to the water, building a snowman and taking my own photos!
What’s cool about Phineas and Ferb is that they can take Elmo any day! They teach children to actually learn stuff for themselves, unlike Elmo who tells children what to do!
Wow! It looks like a winter wonderland. We got a lot for our area, too. I was too tired shoveling the driveway to play in it though, hehe. Sat inside and enjoyed it coming down.
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I think it’s wonderful when a family can come together and enjoy each others company. BTW, Beautiful photos.
love the snow pics…I live in Franklin…big snow here too
Wow, you guys got a lot of snow! The pics are so pretty – I love the snow when its all fresh & clean.
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I love these pictures. We too had a major storm in Virginia and I got some amazing photos of the snow….from the inside of my house that is! It was just too cold to go out and I could not even open my front screen door because the snow had piled up too high! Another storm on its way this weekend. It looks like you took some pics in a beautiful area. I love Nashville! Thanks for sharing.
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We have gotten 35.9 inches of snow (more than Boston or New York or even Chicago)and they are calling for another foot this weekend(at which point we’ll have more than Anchorage Alaska. How crazy is that? We like in the South for Pete’s sake)My kids are going stir crazy.
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I miss some things from the north but the cold is not one of them, althought that picture looks beautiful with the snow.
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Wow…what a GORGEOUS day you captured! I love the rainbow ray shooting from the right into the water. It took me a LONG time to see your little darlin’ “speck of pink”. I am SO hoping NEXT year I will be back outside for some pics and activity. Have been in bed for most of the past year PLUS and I miss EVEN the sharp and biting cold as it catches your breath.
(I just bookmarked you…I really enjoy your writing style and content).
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I live in MN and so this picture is pretty normal to me. But I love that you can take something that I don’t really like, and turn it into a beautiful photo! I hate cold and snow but this is a beautiful shot!
I love that first picture.. great..
David
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Very nice pictures.
Just added your blog to my favorites. You’re a great writer! Do you write anywhere else besides the blog?