Hot Chocolate Reminiscing - First snowfall of 2012

Sunday December 9th 2012 - The first snowfall. :)

I went to bed Saturday night knowing we were "supposed" to get snow, but when I pulled up the blinds on our window this morning I was pleasantly surprised that we got snow, and a good amount of it! Everything was covered in the white fluffy stuff. :) Banksy noticed and was soon enough glued to the window watching the snowflakes fall down. It wasn't long before he was barking obnoxiously to be let out.

Checking out the snow.

Banksy and I took 4 different trips outside the first 2 hours of the day. I would toss the snow and he would jump up and eat it. This guy just LOVES the snow! I'll never forget the first snowfall last year with Banksy seeing it for the first time. This year it was only seconds before he remembered how much he loved it and was excitedly running around in our backyard. There's just something so peaceful about the silence the snow brings. I stood there watching him and smiling. His excitement makes me so happy. :)

Just look at this face! 

We wrote a message in the snow for Eric. :) I text him the picture and he responded with "I watched you write this! :)" I can only imagine how goofy I looked playing with B boy in the snow.

The rest of the day was spent grocery shopping, cleaning, sloppy joe eating, and baking. (Previous post has cookie recipe)

Now I'm sitting on the couch with my pup, sipping on some hot chocolate. Hot chocolate always brings back so many memories of childhood. We would go outside and play in the snow with all of my neighbors and when we came inside for the night my mom always had hot chocolate waiting for us. In Iowa State mugs of course. ;) She always made the best hot chocolate. It felt like it went straight to my soul, made with love from mom. We would sit at the island in the kitchen and share our stories from outside. These are the types of things I'm so looking forward to sharing with my kids some day. It's not about how big your house is, or what brand of clothing you wear. It's the memories that really do burn into your soul, make you who you are, and give you the appreciation for the little things in life. I'm so thankful for these little memories that make a big impact on my life now in my 20's. 

xo