n playing outside for hours this last few days. I helps with my sanity. Of course, having them pee in their snowpants two days in a row doesn't add to my sanity.

I think this is the first year they haven't cried and demanded to go in 2.3 seconds after heading out!

 

The amount of time you spend getting them into proper snow equipment is directly proportional to the amount of time they will NOT spend in the snow.

It's definitely one of those Murphy's Laws.

 

snow is so rare in Belgium that I never have had any snowpants....we just played outside as we were, got cold and then got back inside with a tintling feeling in our limbs :). but we did make it for a lot longer than 10 minutes!

Maybe you should try without snowpants next time :)

 

It is SO much easier when they can do most of it themselves! Trust me. Soon...

 

Oh I hear you. Although my kids play outside for a long time now...but just a year or 2 ago it was bundle everyone up, spend 10 minutes outside then come back in because everyone's whining.

We've had a lot of snow lately too, but it was too cold today to play outside (-11 this morning! brrr)

 

at least you have power. my SIL in Mass was w/o power for 11 days. ack.

we are now in MI, so will be testing out this lesson you've learned. MQ is pretty excited abou the huge mounds of snow at the end of my inlaws driveway!