Lily's First Snow

Last Monday, southwest Minnesota got hit with our first (of many) snowstorms, and it was like a whole, new world appeared! *cue Aladdin soundtrack* Anywho, Lily Noelle was ecstatic! The white fluffy stuff didn't seem to phase her. Gone were the crunchy leaves to pounce on; hello, white foreign matter covering the ground! Lily couldn't stop running through the huge mounds of snow. She loved diving through the piles and racing through the vast, white, open spaces.
I think the snow invigorates her. It doesn't matter how long we have been outside playing, Lily comes inside with MORE energy than when we went outside! It's ridiculous. Can you imagine if humans were invigorated by snow and the cold? Winter would be the most productive season! Sorry, off topic. Back to Lily Noelle and her new love for snow.

Daddy and Lily Noelle pausing the fun for a picture :)

Lily loves the snow, BUT to a point. Let me explain: Monday afternoon we decided it would be fun to go play in the snow as a family. Andrew and I put on 5 layers (each!), and we took off to the local park by the lake. Once there, the leash came off, and Lily Noelle couldn't be stopped. For anything. She zoomed this way; she zipped that way. Back and forth; jumping up and down. Slipping and sliding over the slick ground. Lily had been transformed into the Energizer Bunny: she just kept going and going and going.... After playing/ running around the snow-claden park for an hour, Lily Noelle took off again and disappeared. Andrew and I frantically called her name only to find her next to the passenger door of the car. See, Lily loves the snow, but to a point! Before she made her escape to the warm car, I was able to capture some of Lily's pure joy on video: