Firsts : Snow & Sleepover of 2014

Clouds are rushing across the
Sky and through them is tumbling
The thin waning moon. Later
All is quiet except for
A faint whispering. I look
Out. Great flakes of wet snow are
Falling. Snowflakes are falling - Kenneth Rexroth

They asked for a sleep over.  All the grown-ups said yes.  Then this happened.


We ordered pizza and a movie...

and they built a campsite in the bedroom, whispering stories late into the night.

 The first snow of the new year fell over night.

In the morning I made them chocolate chip pancakes topped with homemade whipped cream and a side of fakin'-bacon. 

In the morning we were joined by siblings and a scramble for snow gear.

Then we headed for the hills...