Chirky

One thing -- maybe the only thing -- that I love about winter is snow. I love how clean and pristine it is, how the sun and the moon reflect off of it, how everything seems brighter and new. I love standing on my sidewalk and looking down the street at all the snow-covered lawns. I love looking around me at all the snow-covered rooftops. Everything is just prettier covered in (clean) snow.

And now I have a new reason for loving snow! Bundling up my baby and taking her outside to enjoy it. Here is Rayah about a year ago (at five months), when Dallas had a major snow storm (well, major for Dallas, anyway):

And here is Rayah this weekend (at 16 months):

Quite the difference! At five months, she actually fell asleep all bundled up in the snow. And this year, she loved stomping through it, picking up handfuls and squishing it through her fingers, and tasting it! Brrrrr...cold!