I'm dreaming of a White Christmas

This is what I want it to look like outside my window on Christmas Day. Seriously. I want a white Christmas this year. I've never had one, I want one. So I've been praying for that lately since we need moisture here anyway. I figure why not go a little more specific in the prayers and just add in "on Christmas...please". That's ok right? We have been having some fun snow days lately. It has been so much fun for the kids. They enjoy getting out there and making snow forts with Dad. Cora has been trying to make a snowman, but the snow just hasn't been right for that when we get out there. They are getting into the snow or "no" forts as the boys call them. We have one in the front of the house that is igloo style and Cora covers up the entrance with a big snowball at night so no one goes in. It's great. Mark slides the kids into the fort, head first with a garden shovel, has them clear out the inside, and pulls them out by their feet holding the snow they cleared from the top. This a picture of the fort in front of our house. The picture below is the fort down at the park that the kids and Dad made.
On the morning of the first big snowfall we had, Cora woke me up at around 7:30a.m. letting me know the snow was perfect for making snowmen. Now, again, if I were Mom of the year I would have hopped out of bed, gotten my snow stuff on, and made a snowman with my daughter. Instead, I told her the snow wasn't going anywhere and we'd make one later. Well, later the snow wasn't good, and we have yet to make a snowman. Here are some pictures of the first snow day we had here.

You don't put your head in the snow for snow angels when you don't have a hat on. I didn't have a had for Garret so we improvised.

I tied pants around his ears and head. It worked very well actually. He didn't think anything of it. Cora went down to the park to play on the playground when it had all the snow on so I don't have so many pictures of her as I do of Garret. Just in case you were wondering.
Cora loves the snow!! The kids were both so excited to get out there in it. They played for about 40 minutes until.... they were done and crying. They wanted to come inside so bad, but I made them stay out there for a minute so I could take this picture. I'm so mean, but it makes for a great picture. Tonight, Sunday, we went down to Temple Square to see the lights. It was so amazing. There were nativity scenes set up all over to represent different countries. The lights on all the trees...well they start putting them up in August so you can imagine how many lights are up. It was fun. None of the kids cried, we brought hot chocolate to drink, and we went with some new friends down the street. It truly was Heavenly...in all respects. "I love to see the temple..."