After the intense speculation of the last few days - the constant stream of weather reports and the excitement seen on the faces of the thirty six and seven year olds I teach in school, the heavy snowfall
finally descended on our sleeping village..... and within a matter of hours, rooftops, gardens and roads were covered in a blanket of the softest looking snow.
It was beautiful......
..... but all I could think of was my lovely little Alfie, and what his face would look like the moment he saw the scene that I was now looking at. He was staying the night at his grandparents house, ready to begin his adventures with my Dad, who looks after him every Friday while I'm at school. But school was closed today and we were out of the door at 8 o'clock, ready to go and fetch him so we could share the day together.
And there he was......
With his face pressed to the window and, somewhat predictably, clutching a toy car, he was looking out to us with the biggest smile on his face, like we were the best thing he had ever seen......
He really knows how to melt my heart right there on the spot!! Whatever the day now held, nothing was going to beat those few precious seconds.
~ ~ SEAL PARK ~ ~
The park was really pretty and it paid off getting there before 9am as we had the whole place to ourselves. I used to come here when I was younger. Before the newer trees were planted there was a hill with a steady slope that was perfect for sledging if you were the more cautious type. Braver people headed off to larger, steeper hills close by, but I always loved it here. And Alfie was happy enough to simply be pulled gently in his little sledge - or at least he did until he toppled slightly and tipped face first into the snow!
There was no convincing him after that and from then on he was adamant that he wasn't going to leave our arms.
And who were we to complain ;)
A quick trip to Nana and Grampy Erickson's to build a snowman, rounded off our morning and the rest of the day was spent warming ourselves up back at home, radiators on full blast!
As fun as it was, I'm glad these days are rare opportunities. I'm not very good at being constantly cold!
Thanks for more precious memories Alfie Jay.
I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!!
x
