i was dreaming of a white christmas...

...and I got one! Raleigh has not had an accumulation of snow on Christmas day since 1946, two years before my dad was even born. I'm not sure that we technically broke that record this year because it didn't start snowing in Raleigh until around 11 pm on Christmas night, but we were in Greensboro where it had been snowing since 1 pm, so we had our very first white Christmas!

The morning of the 26th, Paul, Bennett and I loaded up the van with five sleds and Jordan, Candice, Ava Michelle, and her friend, Abe, and headed over to the golf course at Starmount. We met Elisabeth, Ryan, Molly and Myles on #4 for some sledding. (Anderson was sledding with his older cousins over in their neighborhood, and Miller, Elisabeth's baby, was with his grandparents.)

The snow was perfect. About 4-6 inches of thick powder, perfect for snowball and snowman making and for plastic sleds on grassy slopes. We had so much fun! And I had fun taking lots of photographs with my new camera. Here are a few...



Elisabeth launching at the top of the hill.

Myles and Bennett--best cousins and friends--near the end of their ride.

Paul and Bennett having fun.

Best buddies.

Bennett LOVES the snow!