our little snow bunny

So after a fun night in NYC, we awoke to 26 inches of snow. This was Makaela's first time experiencing snow and she didn't really know what to expect. First of all, getting her bundled up was a battle- Hawaiian girl just didn't want to wear bulky clothes. We only had knit mittens (totally unprepared for a snowstorm) so after a few times of trying to touch the snow, her hands got wet. She got fed up with the wet mittens and decided to lose them, but didn't get the concept that the mittens protected her little fingers from the snow. So what did she do? Barehanded, she went to grab a bunch of snow, froze for a moment and then started crying, shaking her hands like she had just touched a hot stove. She kept her mittens on after that though :-) The video is of aunt Kathleen trying to teach Makaela how to throw snowballs.