A "Snow Much Fun!" Day

Could you hear the hooting and hollering going on over here?!?!?
Yeah...that was my kids.

They were so excited because today we were blessed with yet another SNOW DAY!!!!

I have a little confession to make though. I think my boys played a little too much Wii yesterday. Yeah...they had fun, and were totally occupied (for hours) while I busied myself around the house, but I did feel a tad bit guilty about it---ok a LOT guilty!! So with today being snow day number two, I ruled that it was also a no Wii day! You can only imagine how well THAT went over with my boys. Okay, so maybe I caved in a little and it wasn't a total "No Wii day" BUT it was pretty close!

So if there was no Wii {or t.v. for that matter} for the day, this mama had to be creative and come up with something to fill the hours stuck at home. My own personal insanity was depending on it y'all;) With a few ideas on my mind, and a few tricks up my sleeve, I declared to the kids that today was going to be a "SNOW MUCH FUN" day.

This idea definitely peaked my boys interest, but they weren't totally sold on it yet!
I had to slowly win them over;)

First on the docket...fill them up with a fun (yes, sugary) breakfast!

I thought ahead,

and had Shane pick up some white powdered doughnuts

on his way home from work last night.

I added a few chocolate chips for eyes, and a orange gum drop for the nose,

and "voila"...a perfect breakfast to kick off our "snow much fun" day!

After breakfast, it was time for project # 1...Building with marshmallows and toothpicks. Such a simple thing to do, but it literally kept them busy for over an hour. They built, took apart, and built again.

Yes, any project we do around here there are always lots of little hands ready to "help"!

The boys were pretty proud of their creation!

Then it was time to bundle up and head outside for a bit.

The nice fluffy snow that we enjoyed yesterday was no more.

No...that beautiful snow was now covered in a thick coat of slick, hard ice.

It was still fun to run and crunch through though, and PERFECT for PAINTING.

Yes project #2 was Snow Painting!

The kids had a blast spraying bottles full of food coloring onto the snow/ice.

Then we headed out front to the driveway where the kids proceeded to literally use it as a great big slide. Yes, our driveway was one huge sheet of ice.

The kids could start at the top, and then slide all the way down to the curb on their little bottoms.
They had a blast. Even I gave it a go.

I'm sure I was quite the sight for any of my neighbors watching;)

It was then time to head in to warm up and grab some lunch.

Our "Snow Much Fun" day theme continued with the boys each making their own personal "snowman" sandwich to eat.

Then this afternoon, after the babies went down for their naps, and Corban was off playing at a friends, Riley and I got busy in the kitchen once again with project #3---

"Snowball Cookies"

This was the perfect treat to end our "Snow Much Fun" day!

~Oh, y'all, I just got word that school is canceled for tomorrow too!
I guess this mama will be once again be cooking up some more creative ideas to keep the natives from becoming too restless!
Bring on Snow Day #3!!!!