Snow and Swim Day

Today we awoke to John's thrilled declaration that it had snowed during the night. Well, it had snowed, but not much and the pavement was wet, with the snow only on the cars and grassy areas. It was quite pretty and the kids were happy to see it. And then throughout the morning it continued to snow and not stick to the ground. Which made the kids happy and made the adults happy - snow with no shoveling, slippery spots, or ice! What could be better!

So, after getting our grocery shopping done this morning, we managed to get the kids over to the nearby Reston Community Center for a swim session. John's had a break between swim classes right now and I've been wanting to get him over there to practice his skills before his next class starts later this month. Anyway, the kids were excited to go and we got our swim suits out and headed over there in the snow. It did feel a bit funny, but it was great. John got right in and swam all around and practiced his back float and acted like he hadn't missed a day in the pool. Kara was a bit skeptical at first, but quickly got over any trepidation and LOVED it. She really enjoyed swimming around in the water, lots of bouncing, and even blew a few bubbles. She continues to be my fearless child in every regard. It was great family fun for us all. Matt doesn't get to come to swim lessons during the week, so it was a great opportunity for him to see the kids in the water and see how far John's come with his swimming since last summer. Now we're all pretty tired. Kara's taking a late nap, Matt's snoozing a bit on the couch while John watches a Thomas the Tank Engine movie.

Truly it was a great family day for us. And now we're waiting for the real snow storm that is predicted to hit our area later today. They're calling for 5-9 inches of snow tonight, so it could be the real snow we've been waiting for all winter. John's dying to make a snowman and we just haven't been able to do it this year so far. It'd be great if it happens, especially since we don't have any plans for tomorrow anyway!