The weather in the DC area has been ridiculously cold for the last couple of months but it was finally cold for a reason yesterday—it snowed.  I’d been anticipating this for some time & bought a sled from Craigslist last fall so that Joshua could learn to not hate the snow like he had the previous 2 winters.  I also got Joshua another snow bib, boots, & water-resistant mittens so he was all ready.  Joshua was excited to see the snow when he woke up & was agreeable to go outside, which I wasn’t even sure about.  He adamantly refused his boots but he even wore the mittens so I was happy (lately he’s been excited to wear mittens because Frosty & Santa wear them!).  I pulled him up & down the sidewalk a few times which he really enjoyed.  Then we ran around in the snow, trying to throw snowballs at each other.  The snow was really loose so it didn’t pack together but we still had fun throwing snow around.  It didn’t work to make a snowball but Joshua got really excited when I drew a smiley face on the ground, saying “Frosty!”  Getting Joshua to go back inside was not easy but we had to go in eventually because his mitten kept falling off & it was really cold out (especially by my wimpy Southern California standards!).  As long as the roads are OK so we can get around, I don’t mind this weather—every now & then—so we can have fun playing in the snow.  Otherwise, there’s really no point in it being so cold!