2 superheroes & a princess: the "joys" of snow

This was us on Monday...

{Beautiful weather!!!}

Then two days later we have this...

{That's the Midwest...and I really wouldn't change it even though we all like to complain about our crazy weather!}

What happens in a house of a 5, 4, and 2 year old who see snow on the ground in the morning? Well it goes a little like this...it begins by them asking constantly if they can go outside to play in the snow...after finally giving in you are faced with the huge chore of getting everyone ready and out the door...

This tale begins at 10:45 am...

{Ellie is throwing a fit about something as only a "big" two year old can...while the boys are actually waiting patiently for me to okay going outside while playing on the "big phone"}

I let them know it is time to get dressed...

{This is Evan throwing a fit about the shirt I picked out for him to wear because it is not "comfy enough"...he claims this because it is a pullover with a short zipper on the front...after several minutes of throwing a fit about it he says he will wear it, but he is not going to zip it up...}

{At least Avery is dressing himself, but Ellie is off task in the background trying to get some candy...}

{Then you must try to hold a 2 year old down while putting layers of clothes on her, while she tries to pull more toys out of the cabinet in the boys' room...}

{Next, we must move downstairs to put coats, hats, gloves, and boots on...you see Evan really is helping out here while he just lays in the middle of the floor...}

{While I try to get these gloves on a two year old's hand...impossible...the boys head outside...this is Evan already crying because Avery got snow on his neck...maybe he should have zipped up his shirt, right???}

We all make it out the door at 10:59...a minute later...

{Evan is having problems because his gloves keep coming off...}

A few minutes of fun actually happens!

But of course that doesn't last long...at 11:09...a whopping 10 minutes after getting outside...and less time then it actually took us to get dressed...Ellie gets cold and wants to come in...