A couple of days have passed, and as the last of the beautifully-colored leaves finally fell to ground, Sunset Valley wakes up to a fresh blanket of snow.

The onset of winter doesn’t discourage Ramona from painting in her swimwear though.

In fact, something about the cold helps her paint better. Or at least that’s what she tells her concerned family.

At this point, Stanley is arguably more worried for his insect collection than for his youngest daughter’s unorthodox way of adapting to the new weather.

The studio seems to be warm enough, even for a sim who goes around without enough clothing, so he hopes that it’ll be alright for his insects too.

Unfortunately, the sudden drop in temperature leads to Buster the goldfish’s untimely death.

Lukas and Gaby decide that winter sucks. Their teachers have given them more homework to “warm up their minds” during this time of the year.

Behind them, their father waves at Ramona to get her attention. They’re still trying to convince her to put on more clothes.

After a few more days of getting used to the new weather, the family decides to go out and have a little outing together.

Sadly, Miranda have to leave for work across the park after a few minutes of struggling to put on her skates.

For someone who isn’t graced with athletic prowess and lacks the motivation to develop it at all, Stanley gets the hang of skating quite nicely.

Ramona, on the other hand…not so much. But she’s getting there. She also refuses to get any help from dad.

And hey, at least she’s wearing the right clothes! That counts for something.

This snowman looks a bit lamer than he had expected.

He comes from a family of artists, how come he’s not manifesting those artistic genes?

Lukas finishes his snowman and leaves it to look for his other sister. And when he finally finds her lying on the ground, he shakes his head at her.

“Are you really making a new snow angel on a bridge? Where people could probably walk on you?”

Gaby continues to make the snow angel bigger. “I don’t see any people crossing the bridge right now.”

When Lukas makes a show of trying to step on her, she immediately rolls out of the way.

Only Gaby herself can step on her own snow angel.

Lukas left her to her own devices to make another snowman.

After reluctantly giving in to being helped, Ramona managed to catch up to her dad without falling anymore. She noticed that he’s catching his breath.

“We better go home Dad, it’s starting to get dark.” Stanley nods, slightly embarrassed.

He looks older now since the last time she saw him. Her father and her twin are the only indicators that time has passed here, at least for her. She worries about her father, but she figures she should worry more about slipping on the ice again.

From across the street, Lukas can make out a familiar figure kneeling outside the bookstore.

“Isn’t that Chelsea?” Lukas whispers. Gaby would have almost squealed loudly if Ramona hadn’t covered her mouth quickly. The kids decided to keep this sighting their secret until their big sister tells the family the news herself.

Miranda finally discovers her true heritage as a snow elemental.

Miranda decides that it’s worth all the snow and cold getting inside the house if she gets to pose dramatically like this.

“Hey! I can sing quite as good as you!”

Gaby gives her a look. “Well duh, that’s why I asked you to form a duet with me, remember?”

Still, Ramona declines the offer.

The twins hum together as they wait for this part to finish so they can sing the chorus again. They’ve been at it for almost two hours now.

No one is stopping them of course.

(Author’s note: The heir — or should I say, the heirs for the next generation are Gaby and Ramona! I’ll reveal the rolls on their next birthday. For now, please excuse my excitement over the new season, I was really looking forward to playing this expansion pack. And now I can play it to the fullest!)