Strap on your boots, mom!

So, if you didn't know, IT SNOWED LAST NIGHT!!!! Dear golly, it's the 5th latest date for first snowfall in Chicago history. Apparently when you are 3 this is a BIG deal. Noah announced at 6:45am this morning (after we had changed pee-soaked sheets, cleaned up dog puke, and eaten breakfast) that he was going to, "strap on his boots and head outside." After stalling for an hour, we got ready to head out...
So here it is, the big moment when they first hit the snow for the season. Sam is sporting a one piece snowsuit meant for infants that Noah wore his first winter. Hilarious. It has the cuff closures for his hands and after refusing to wear his mittens I folded them over so he had stumps for hands.
He was happy for about 2.5 seconds before saying, "up, Up, UP, UP, UP!" My sensitive little Sammy was not thrilled about the cold.
The big kid was all over it though. In the 15 minutes we were out there he tested out his shovel, made some snow angels (a bit pathetic looking in the whopping .3 inches of snow), and threw some snowballs for Ellie.

Speaking of the big guy, we got his school pictures this week. Check him out! I was impressed how they turned out. But before you get too impressed check out the class photo...Yep, there's our goofball! At least he's smiling!