snowy skies

Yesterday and the day before it snowed, but those were insignificant amounts that soon melted. Today it snowed steadily alllllllll day. In the last two hours I think 3 inches accumulated on our balcony rail. Furthermore! It is supposed to continue snowing till Friday-- we're going for around 20 inches here. As of right now there is no more than a two hour delay for schools and the lab (that's with at least six inches already down and no sign of letup). What?! If this was Northern Virginia the county would be peeing its pants right about now. The world would shut down and the supermarkets would be devoid of tp and bread.

I (Logan) for one am enjoying the snow. So far. :) When Eric got back from work today we bundled up, babes and all, and went for a walk. We were intending to go a few blocks down the hill to visit the Kohlrusts, but we never made it more than a few houses down because we met some of our other friends who were outside shoveling. We stopped to chat and pet their dogs and soon they brought out their sleds and showed us their sledding hill in the empty lot next to their house. We had so much fun sledding with Helena and James! I'm not quite sure if they had as much fun as we did. . .

Finally we were all frozen and decided to head back home for some hot mulled cider. A very nice time. We joked about it being so cold on the way home, that we're not used to it being snowy and so bitter--just under freezing is all you need for snow in Va. Now we know we're just a bunch of wimps about the cold.

The snow stopped for a few hours Tuesday morning, but it has started falling again, soft and heavy.

Anyway, enjoy the pics from the snow.



Our Deck after 3-4 inches of snow. Taken Monday around 5PM.




Our deck Tuesday Morning. How many inches is that? 12? 14?




"Um... what's all this white stuff? It's cold!" Our neighbor's driveway. They had just shovelled 15 minutes ago...


Helena and Eric sledding. Eric needs to learn how to steer...