Play All Day...

As I was putting Ben to bed Monday night he asked me what our plan was for the next day. I was in the mood to do nothing and just wanted a day to play so I declared it a "Play ALL Day" day. The next morning that is exactly what we did...play. all. day. It was fantastic! (Side note...when Jamie got home from work he looked around the house and said, "what happened" with a puzzled look on his face because the house was a disaster...I was playing all day, remember? I said to him, "You know all those things I usually do every day. Well, I didn't do them today.")

We played Kerplunk, Tip it, Go Fish, Yahtzee and Cribbage (my boy can play cribbage! Love it! and Megan likes to move the pegs around. Everyone's happy.)

I sent the kids for a little nap and rest time and when I looked out the window it was snowing. I couldn't believe it! What could be better on a 'Play All Day" day than snow? Seriously. You can't think of anything better, can you? Me neither. I ran to get Ben and we decided to go for a little walk. Ben ran around the whole neighborhood and upon his return declared he had caught 48 snowflakes in his mouth.

He was giddy.

We waited for the snow to accumulate and then bundled everyone up for another outing. Once outside, the kids made tracks through the snow, threw snowballs, built a snowman and walked to the top of the hill and back singing, "Oh, the weather outside is frightful but YOU are delightful!" Again...giddy!

I love the snow. I do. Especially AFTER Christmas...when I have nowhere to go. It is peaceful being outside, everything white and fresh and new. I love the sounds of snow...children's laughter, the occasional thud of a snowball, a few slow cars making their way home. It's as if time stands still when it snows. Nothing else to focus on, drop everything and play. In this busy busy world of ours...this 'play all day' was exactly what my spirit needed.