White Stuff

We got hit with the biggest snow storm that we've had in a long while. It's the biggest snow storm since K-Girl's been around. It was talked up quite a bit and this time I decided to take it serious and made sure to get our groceries before the storm. I'm glad I did.

Friday during the afternoon the snow started. It didn't stop until sometime Saturday. When we went to bed on Friday night there were a few inches but nothing too terribly amazing. The heaviest snow was to fall overnight. When I woke up on Saturday and came down stairs I looked out the window to see what had happened...

Hmmm. Definitely got some snow, but still unsure exactly how much.

I removed the screen from the window and cranked it open to see this...

Pretty impressive.

It was quite a bit. In the back we had 19" and in the front there was more. We have quite a bunch of big trees which shields it a bit. There was so much that we had to shovel paths to take the dogs out. Molly, our beagle-lab, thought it was fun to race around in, but she didn't dare jump out of the path. Gabby, our mini-doxie, well she didn't stand a chance outside our little path.

After lunch, The Husband ventured out to start snow blowing. He was out there quite a while, but finally had the sidewalks and driveway done. A snow plow had not come through, but we weren't really expecting to see one that day anyway. After E-Man woke from his nap we all bundled up to get out and enjoy it.

I love the clean lines that the snow blower makes. I squatted down and got a picture looking down the sidewalk to our front door...

Here are the kids sitting on the main sidewalk...

Yes, E-Man has the unfortunate disadvantage of an older sister. He gets to wear her old pink mittens. Do you know how difficult it is to find waterproof gloves in February? Well even earlier. I've been looking since winter started and we finally found some for K-Girl. No luck for E-Man though. Ah well. Luckily he doesn't mind one bit.

A neighbor that lives further down our street decided to take his Suburban out earlier and we were thankful for his tracks. We walked down to the end of the street and got out onto our road. The main road that runs down beside our street had been plowed many times. I was standing on that road taking this picture looking down our street.

Then we spent a while playing on the road since it was slightly less than our yard. E-Man could actually walk out there. He and K-Girl made some snow angels in the path from under the Suburban.

As we started getting chilly and decided it was soon time to head back indoors, I decided that I needed a picture in the snow with the kids. So I got the camera back out, handed it to The Husband, got myself ready, and told the kids that they should climb in after me. Then I flopped. I miscalculated a bit and ended up flopping so far down that the snow started covering me. Ummm. It was cold. The kids did not join me, and before The Husband helped me up (because I was definitely stuck), he snapped a quick picture.

And what other way is there to warm up from a session of snow fun than hot cocoa?!

Mmmmmmm.

They are calling for more snow later this week. This weekend was fun, but I'm over it now. I'm ready for it to go. Bring on Spring. The school already has a 2 hour delay, but after we ventured out this evening I don't see how they should have it at all tomorrow. The roads were BAD. I'm thankful that The Husband decided to get a vehicle that could handle the snow (a Tahoe), but my little Jetta isn't going anywhere for a while. I don't think I could make it far right now.