Perfect winter weekend day

I left early this morning to go to the grocery store before the crowds set in. By the time I got home, it was still early in the morning and we had a whole day in front of us we had no plans for. Unheard of in our house! We started out by stringing popcorn for our upstairs Christmas tree, which is the one we've been using for homemade ornaments. The kids thought it was fun to actually pop the popcorn from kernels (which I'm embarrassed to admit they didn't know what they were, we're so used to microwave popcorn) and watch them continue to pop from the bowl after I'd emptied the pan. We went downstairs and watched Home Alone while I pierced each piece of popcorn and the kids took turns dragging it down to the end of the string. Asher loved the BIIIIG popcorn snake and did really well by only eating a few pieces. After we put it up on the tree (thankfully it was long enough), we put on the kids new snowpants and went outside. There was still a bit of snow from Friday's snowfall...enough go to sledding. Then, of course we had to go in for hot chocolate! While Asher was napping (which was awesomeness in and of itself) Avery and I made cinnamon ornaments that made the kitchen smell heavenly. We also made homemade bread to go with our chicken and dumplings later we would eat for supper. Before supper, we all went downstairs by the Christmas tree and Jamie enjoyed Kahlua and I had a glass of wine while the kids jumped around and burned off more energy. The kids got along really well and we all had a really nice weekend together. Not bad for mid-winter when our time outdoors is limited.