#iBelieve

Awhile ago my niece, Lia (age 6), told us that she was going to ask Santa for snow. She'd been asking "What does snow feel like?", "Is it fluffy?" , "Can you eat it?" - all in all very curious about what it's all about. After all, Texas doesn't see snow often and to be living in Austin...it's rare. A little baffled, my sister and I explained that while Santa is very magical, he cannot control the weather. So, she settled for a barbie house.

Well, just days after visiting Santa and a few weeks shy of Christmas, what happens? It SNOWS in AUSTIN. What the heck. It wasn't normal "Texas" snow either (which basically means freezing rain). This was real, thick, fluffy snowflake kind of snow. If that's not a sign, I'm not sure what is. Folks - #iBelieve.

After letting it sink in that this was actually happening, we all geared up to spend the evening in the snow. By evening, I mean it. We spent hours hanging out in this rarely seen winter wonderland.

Miles wasn't sure what to think of everything (pre bundle-up)

You can barely see him in all his garb, but Miles is in my arms :P

The guys took advantage...Whiskey snowballs!

We hung out outside until our feet froze knowing full well, the snow would likely be gone in the morning. To our surprise, it wasn't! Even though the high was in the 60s the next day, the snow stuck around long enough to grab some fun daytime photos.

View from our backyard

Little snow baby! Thanks to Ricky, Susan and Caroline for the winter coat! The winter coat we didn't think he'd wear until we visited the mountains... ha

 Lucy even enjoyed herself!

 

It's a bummer Miles won't remember this, but we've got documentation proving it happened! We'll just have to wait another 15 years to see it again.

Ps.  Just note - It's 65 degrees outside as I write this. Good ole Texas weather