Everything Beautifully Covered in Icicles
All the trees coated in ice!
The past couple of weeks have been busy with changes in schedules due to the weather. Our first big storm started as sleet went to snow and ended in more sleet. The result was everything covered in a sheet of ice.
The kids that it was great they got out of school. They didn’t care that it was cold or slick they loved playing outside in it! It was nice having some extra fun time with the kids. With all the fun we have been having it has taken me awhile to catch up on the things around the house and get the blog pictures posted. Hopefully, I will have you all updated on our snow and ice activities within the next couple of days! 🙂
Brina volunteering to take out our mail. So happy to have a “snow / ice” day from school!
Skipper loves snow days as much as the kids. She loves playing outside with them!
Brina sledding. The ice on top of the snow actually made the sledding a lot of fun for the kids.
Karlie getting ready to go down too!
Karlie sledding. It’s amazing how well the sled worked even going through the leaves!
Icicles on the back porch.
Icicles on the jungle gym.
My old planter is covered with ice!
Our poor trees….they looked so sad! They were not as happy about having the weight of ice on them.
Icy branches!
Recipe: Snow Ball Ice Cream
Vanilla Snow Ball Ice Cream! The girls woke us up at 6:30 this morning and announced that it had snowed outside. We knew they would not be going to school because we received the phone call the night before letting us know that the school was closed. It is bright and beautiful outside today. I dug up another great Snow Ice Cream recipe that I enjoy. This recipe uses milk instead of sweeten condensed milk like our Snow Ice Cream recipe. We do not get a lot of snow in South Carolina so when it happens we have extra special treats. We had over 6 inches already today and we have been having a blast playing in the snow. I am not sure if the kids or the dog are more excited by the snow adventures!
Snow Ball Ice Cream
- 12 to 14 cups of Clean Snow
- 1 package instant pudding (we usually do Vanilla or Chocolate depending on what’s in the pantry)
- 1 1/2 teaspoon of Vanilla
- 2 cups cold Milk
- 1 cup Sugar
Mix the pudding, sugar, and vanilla together. Add the 12 to 14 cups of snow. Stir until evenly mixed. Top with chocolate syrup, sprinkles, or whatever your family enjoys.
Today we did vanilla pudding because it is what we had in the pantry. A couple added chocolate to their ice cream and of course everyone had to have sprinkles!
*The picture above is prior to us adding sprinkles to the ice cream!
