The Mann Family: Fun in the Snow

It has been snowing here for the last couple of days. I am not sure how much we have actually gotten, but my guess would be at least 14 - 18 inches of snow. I know I have never seen anything like this and neither have the kids. AJ and Ashleigh have been so excited about being able to go outside in the snow. But as I have said before, I am a little hestitant because everytime they went out in the snow last year, they ended up getting sick. But this morning, we could not say no to them playing outside. What could be better than it being Christmas Eve and having so much snow on the ground. They had a blast and of course, Diamond was right out there with them. Here are some pictures from this morning.

The front of our house

Trying to build a fort while Daddy shovels

Enjoying the snow

The snow tastes good

Eating the snow

White wash

Trying to build a snowman

Having fun in the snow

AJ & Diamond sledding

The side of our house

Wish you guys could be here to see this! It's amazing!

We also let AJ and Ashleigh each open one present this morning. They have been dying to see what the presents are under the tree. We put all of the presents sent to us by Grandma, Grandpa, Missy, Nicki, Uncle Joey and Aunt Sue under the tree. Each day, AJ and Ashleigh would ask if "ALL" of those presents were really for them. It was really cute to see their faces as they realized that just because we are here does not mean that they don't get presents from our family. Here are a few pictures after they opened open their present.