In my lifetime, I've never seen anything like it. There was the big hype over this snow we "could" get that had the potential to be the mother of all snows. In the days leading up to the big event, the snowfall totals the meteorologists relayed to us continued to rise and we were hearing numbers like 8-12 inches. We think it's a big snow if we get just a few inches. That pretty much shuts us down for days. So this was unlike anything we were accustomed to. And, let me tell you, it lived up to all the hype! It was magical to watch it fall ALL day long, but a little scary to be honest. When you aren't used to that much snow, it can make you a little bit nervous.
Well we were so excited that we didn't even wait for the snow to stop falling. We actually played in the snow on Monday, the day it snowed all day long. Of course, it takes 30 minutes to actually get dressed in enough layers to go out and play. It's exhausting just rounding up the clothes and getting everybody dressed. This was Canaan's first time playing in the snow and his curiosity was so sweet to watch. We had so much snow that it was difficult for little ones to walk in. He got a little discouraged trying to figure out how to maneuver his way around.
Hadley laughed and squealed as she tried making her way through the snow. She couldn't believe that it actually reached her knees. The kids would fall down and struggle to get back up again.
Talk about being able to make some pretty awesome snow angels. Now that was fun.
We were the first people, in our neighborhood, to venture out into the snow; so our tracks were very fresh. We are such the trailblazers. We had to make it the street next to ours to get a good hill for sledding.
At first, Justin just pulled the kids up and down the street in front of our house. This being their first time on a sled, he wanted to get them used to it first.
After they got used to sledding a little bit, we tackled the big hill and the kids had an absolute ball. The snow hitting their faces as they flew down the hill was such a fun experience for all of us. Oh how I love these sweet times with my family.
We laughingly said that our dairy intake came from all the snow cream we ate the week we were out of school. We could just open up our back door, scoop up what we needed, and have dessert every night. We didn't get crazy with flavors at our house, it was just snow, milk, sugar, and vanilla flavoring at our house.
I really can't tell you how wonderful it was to get this surprise break from school. Although we were completely holed up in our house for about 5 days, the rest and relaxation was just incredible. The kids enjoyed cookies and milk most nights before bed. We love the $2.50 holiday themed cookies from Wal-Mart. We finished up our Valentine's Day cookies during this week.
Who could resist making this cutie cookies? So thankful for the unexpected surprise of being all cooped up in my house with nowhere to go....especially with the ones I love so very much. It made Snowpocalypse 2015 a very memorable one, that's for sure!
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