The cold weather is here!

We just cleaned out the garage so that we can get both our cars in it. The weather is cold and in the morning we have frost on the windows. Thankfully we have a nice size garage so we don't have to deal with that anymore. The kids thought it was so neat to be able to put both cars in the garage. They even had to get in the cars as daddy drove them in. Seems silly to us but they had a blast. I am so glad that little things like that make for a fun time. Doesn't cost a penny and we all have fun seeing the kids enjoy it so much. We have even broke out the winter coats. The house has been staying nice and warm with the wood burning stove. It keeps it nice and cozy. Everyone runs out to the living room first thing in the morning to warm themselves by the fire. The boys have even gotten dressed out there. There is no snow yet and that is perfectly fine with me. The kids wake up each morning hoping to see at least a little white on the ground. Part of me wishes there was a little white on the ground just to see their happy faces. Then I think, Not yet please.
I was just telling my husband that we are blessed to have so much beauty up here. He agreed. Even though it gets really cold and dark and snow is here for a long time at least it isn't ugly to boot! What has been really fun and neat for me is to see the kids notice the difference on the mountains each day as we are driving to school. Seeing the season change has been fascinating to us all. I have had friends and family tell me how they are still in the 80's and 90's as I am putting wood in my fire to keep us warm. Kind of funny when you think of it. I would love to be in the heat right now but I will be content with the fact that we don't have snow yet. Hope everyone is enjoying the fall beauty as much as I am. I will write again soon.