The snowsuit we bought for Autumn last year hangs in her closet with its tags still on. Last year's boots: same condition and location.
Last winter, we had grand plans for everyone to gather and go sledriding on a hill near our house. We'd all sip cocoa afterward. I even asked for snowpants for myself at Christmas and bought a sled thinking that in this region, there was no way we'd not use it.
I was wrong. It seemed that every time it snowed last year, it was a weekday. By the time the weekend came, the snow melted. On the rare weekends it stuck around, we had things going on.
So we never played in the snow last year. No snowmen. No sledrides. No snow angels.
But this year looks promising so far. We've got snow forecast for the next few days. Autumn wore her boots to school today and I took her snowpants in to school as well, just in case it gets above freezing and they go outside to play. And if it doesn't, maybe this weekend the snow will stick around long enough for us to build a snowman or ride a sled, even if it's just around the yard.
You might wonder why I'm rooting for some nice snow to cover the grass. With such a big chunk of the year around here being winter weather, we have to take the opportunity to get outside and enjoy it. And there's no fun in playing in slush or on cold, cold, wet grass. So I say let it snow!