Let it Snow

Thanks to that storm that pelted our friends on the Gulf Coast with rain in the double digits, we got lots of snow. I don't know exact measurements because the wind whipped it all over the place. I do know it was somewhere between 16 & 24". I think it's the most we've had at one time of any place we've lived.

It started falling lightly around 3pm and continued through the night. We had friends over for dinner, and when they arrived, you could still see the tops of the blades of grass. Throughout the night, the kids watched as the grass slowly disappeared. We have lights outside shaped like candy canes, and their benchmark for how much snow had fallen was whether or not the candy canes were still visible. By the time Nicholas and Evan left at 9:30, you could only see the faint glow of lights beneath the snow. B even had to shovel a path to their car.

The snow fell throughout the night, and we awoke to a winter wonderland the next morning. Thankfully, B is still around because there was a lot of digging out to be done. I'm not quite sure what I'll do if this happens when he's in Florida. This isn't Utah where I'd wake up to a nicely shoveled drive provided by the snow fairy.

After a hearty breakfast of pancakes, we suited the kids up, grabbed the sleds and headed to the hill. Last year I got caught without a sled because I didn't start looking until snow was coming. So, this summer, whenever we were at garage sales, I picked them up. Thank goodness I did because there wasn't a sled to be had in town, and we had three.

The best hill in town for sledding is down at the Marina. Some kind homeowners have chosen not to to fence their property in, and they are generous enough to allow the town to use it. What fun we had. The first run down for Abri, the snow wasn't very packed, and she got a face full of snow. So, for a good part of the time, she just sat and watched or crawled around making snow angels. Lise' was a little apprehensive at first, but it didn't take her long to go down alone. B and I even had a few chances to go down too. I think B would have stayed all afternoon if we'd let him. All in all, we had 4 different types of sleds. If you're in the market for one, we recommend the inflatable one that looks like something you tube in behind a boat or the round disc.

The snow will be missed. For more pictures, CLICK HERE.