Carolina Winters

There really is nothing like a gorgeous, Carolina winter day. Not every day can fall into this category, but they pop up with amazing regularity throughout this traditionally cold season.

They tend to start off like a typical winter day: brisk, chilly, warm coats required. But during the course of the morning they begin to warm. And by the time the kids get off the bus around 2:30, the coats have been crammed into the recesses of their backpacks.

These are the kinds of days where the option of playing indoors isn't even considered.

These are the kinds of days when your neighborhood friends come over as soon as they've finished their homework and you go exploring together. 

These are the kinds of days where you just can't stop smiling. 

These are the kinds of days where you enjoy that golden sun for as long as it shines.

These are the days where you can't wait to get more sticks and rocks and bricks to work on that fort that you've been building with your buddies in the woods.

These are the days that you will remember, and look back on fondly when the true chill of the season returns. And these are the days that will make you smile again as you look back on them once you are grown.