A snow day to end 2014

We woke up to such a sweet surprise on Wednesday morning.  

I don't think I will ever forget our kids faces.  

They were so cute.

(Frosty is still in our freezer) 

We hurried out to look at our neighborhood covered in snow...a sight we will not likely see again.  

Children and families were out playing, snapping pictures, and enjoying the wonder of it all.  

Most people were using pool toys or body boards to slide down the snowy hills.

We are Southern Californians after all.   

(T was not a fan at all.)

(Mom and Dad loved every second.)

It's been a chilly few days and lots of time inside.  

We've so enjoyed spending the last few days of 2014 as a family. 

Ava and I just finished, Little House in the Big Woods...the longest chapter book we've ever finished together.  

The last paragraph is just so appropriate for the years end...

" This is now.  She was glad that the cozy house, and Pa and Ma and the fire-light and the music, were now.  They could not be forgotten."

Thank you Jesus for NOW.  

For what has been and what is to come...but especially for where we are right now at this moment.

Happy New Year!