Sledding

The children awake, excited to see
The ground buried with a blanket of snow.
They jump out of their warm beds, filled with glee,
"We want to go sledding; Mom, can we go?"

Mother says "dress warm" as it will be cold,
The kids get ready and wear warm attire
The childrens' joy brings back memories old
As Mother loved sledding in years prior

They hop in the van and begin to drive
Toward a winter wonderland of awe.
The children give one another high fives,
As it is the biggest hill they ever saw!

The huge hill is covered with bright white snow,

The children run up excited to sled,

Down the slippery slope they wish to go.
They get themselves ready and down they head.

With great cheer in their eyes, the kids go down;
One quick look up to see mother gazing.
As they slipped, sledded and slid all around,
She was cold and wished for a fire blazing

But what fun they are having on this day -
Not locked up inside the house all alone.
A little bit longer she'll let them stay,
Before they pack up and start to head home.

A Snowy Day

Winter is the most beautiful of all the seasons. The most beautiful part of winter is the snowy days. Waking up to a snow covered ground, bundling up in all your comfy winter gear and braving the cold, all to enjoy the beautiful wonder of a snowy day. As you walk outside, you are blinded for a moment, by the pure white of the fresh snow. As you gain your vision again, you step out into fluffy whiteness and breathe in the cold, wintery air. As you walk through the beautiful white blanket, you hear the snow crunch loudly underneath your boots. Your footsteps remain, printed in the snow behind you. Snow continues to fall lightly from the sky. The falling snow falls and stays in your eyelashes, on your nose, and in your hair. You feel warm from all of your winter attire. From your boots, to your coat, to your scarves and your mittens, the cold of the snow cannot touch you. As you continue to walk through the snow, you suddenly realize exactly how quiet it really is. You begin to tune out the constant sound of your feet crunching on top of the snow as you walk and you realize that it is almost completely silent. The only sound that you hear is the soft sound that the wind is making. The world seems so peaceful on snowy days, like everything has stopped. Everyone is shut inside, trying to keep warm. Animals are hibernating. Everything has paused. You slowly walk back home, as you admire the beautiful scenery. The trees are lightly sprinkled with snow, your roof is covered in the fluffy white stuff. You go inside and sit by the fire to warm yourself. The fire quickly warms you up as you drink delicious rich hot chocolate. You sit calmly by the fire, thinking about how the snow makes everything more beautiful. Something about a snowy day, where you do nothing but sit around a fire, drink hot chocolate and enjoy nature Is very relaxing.