Snow Week

We've been hearing about this impending winter storm for at least a week. So they went ahead and delayed school for Tuesday. Before the snow even started, but after Governor Bentley declared a State of Emergency, they cancelled schools all around us. We woke up Tuesday morning to around an inch of the white stuff! Avery Claire was beyond excited and ready to go build a snow man.

We tried hard to build one, but the snow just wouldn't pack enough to get one started. 

I had to throw this picture in...the girl is good. She made a mess (of tiny paper giblets), and went to get the Swiffer to clean it up!

Around 3:00, she was going stir crazy already. So I told our neighbor to let Parker come play.

They played dinosaurs and cars. 

And Barbies. 

And then they got into their electronic devices and ignored everything around them. 

Parker ate dinner with us and then we bundled up and walked him back home. The snow had all melted by lunch and left a slushy mess. 

School was cancelled for Wednesday, too. The second wave of snow started early Wednesday night, but it came down fast! 

These two went on a camping trip. 

And there were bears there!!! 

Scary ones!! 

We put our bowl out and Avery Claire couldn't wait to try snow cream, which she loved!! 

Thursday morning, we had between 1-2 inches. No school again!

We went out and played for quite a bit. It wasn't bitterly cold, so we could stand it! We threw snowballs and ran and played, but the snow was too much like ice to build a snowman with! 

I had to do this throw back to January 2011. We had about 8 inches of snow that year. Look at those sweet, fat cheeks!!