sNOw Thank you.

A big "No Thank you" to playing in the snow from Dillan. ('No thanks' is a new favorite phrase. He's discovered that when he follows the word 'no' with 'thanks' he is more likely to get his way.)

20 minutes rounding up the snow gear.
5 minutes getting myself ready.
15 minutes chasing after Dillan, persuading him, and holding him down to get his clothes on.
4 minutes rounding up his special toys he cant live without and placing them in various pockets.
2 minutes prompting him out the door.

1 minute in the snow before he started to cry.

Oh well! He eventually lightened up once he discovered the edible qualities of snow. He watched me shake the snow off the trees and told me "Good Job" every time the snow fell.

A picture says a thousand words. By the way, yes, he did have gloves, but insisted on not wearing them.