snow in October??

Two weeks ago I was walking around in shorts thanking God for stretching out the summer, and now snow? Unfortunately, the snow was more sleety than fluffy and no good to play in, although we tried for a bit. Coop also came down with something yesterday (possibly the flu) and I didn't want to keep him outside for too long. When all was said and done, we only got about 1/2 inch at our house, and it was really heavy and icy. On another note, Coop had his 15 month well check up yesterday (no vaccines because of the fever) and everything looks good. After his first year of hanging out in the teens percentile for his weight, he shot up in to the 69th percentile.. and 81st for his height. My main concern for this appointment was that he does not have any single words yet. He jabbers a lot, but no momma, no dadda.. etc. The pediatrician feels comfortable waiting until his 18 month check up before referring him to a speech therapist because he is so social and he does communicate with a few signs. But, during the visit, Cooper let out his first word.. Dog! He says "dah, uh uh", the uhs are barks. Hopefully he learns fast from here. I'll try to get some photos up later of the snow!