"Snow much fun"!

Saturday's weather forecast called for 3-5" of snow. "Yeah, right" I thought to myself. I figured we would see a few flurries but didn't expect exactly what we got. Saturday evening we were headed to my mom and dad's when we noticed that the rain was changing over to sleet. By the time we pulled into the parking lot at Hall Roland it was already snow. We went in and helped fix supper and let the boys play out in the lobby for a while. We decided to head on home around 6:30-7:00 and the ground was already covered! By the time we got to the by-pass to get home we couldn't see the road! The snow was coming down hard and it wasn't taking it long at all to make driving difficult. We made it home and just sat and watched it snow for a while. I took a few pictures of it coming down--it was so pretty glistening in the night. I commented to Brandon how pretty it was and how it made everything seem so fresh and clean.

When we woke Sunday morning the road to our house was completely iced over. Brandon was afraid of sliding down the hill onto the highway in the van with all three kids. He said he didn't like taking chances. So, we were snowed in. Just me and my family. I've got to tell you...that wasn't half bad! :) We didn't actually measure the snow but we figured we got around 8 inches or so. The snow came up past Lawson's shins and up to Jagger's knees! I've heard some say they measured 10 inches or more! The boys enjoyed some time out in the snow and helped their dad build a snowman. The artist in Brandon took over for a while and they ended up making an almost 7 foot snowman! When Brandon stood behind it you couldn't even see him!

Later Sunday we made snow cream! My very first attempt at it and it wasn't bad. Hopefully over the years I'll be able to perfect it. The boys liked the idea of snow cream more than the treat itself. They loved helping me mix it and did eat some but not a whole lot. Below are some pictures of our snow day. Just click on them to enlarge.