We spent yet another day snowed in thanks to the below freezing temps and an icy street. HOORAY!!!
The guys decided to try to clear off the driveway before it starts raining tomorrow so we can head south to Portland for Thanksgiving. It was a LOT of work, but they got it done!
Every year the boys help me decorate the gingerbread for Christmas. And every year they get a little more creative… This year they even made some creations of their own.
It was a candy cane, a snowman and a man. Now it’s a dog.
Mom’s cookies
Andy’s cookies
Will’s cookies
I wonder what next year’s will look like???
What’s better than waking up to snow? Waking up to snow and sunny clear skies and crisp cold temps!!! This morning the thermometer read 18 when I went out! Now, this is how winter should be!
But the Lego guy is impressed!!!
The problem is that snow + really cold = ice! Our steps, our driveway and our street were all a sheet of ice for most of the day. So it meant another day at home… Yay!!!
I hadn’t realized that all this ice would be an issue for the girls until I walked out to their coop… After thawing out their water and their door they slowly ventured out but not where the snow was deep. Their light seems to keep them warm and happy, but it’s not enough to keep the eggs from freezing. Zack collected 5 frozen eggs this evening. One had broken and was an afternoon snack for the girls… So including the one this morning, it made for a second 6 egg day in a row!!!
Well, I don’t think the herbs like the snow so much… :o)
The sunlight reflecting off the snow made the house so bright that I didn’t even turn the lights on upstairs for most of the day!
And while I was baking I could watch the shadow of our cozy fire (ok, just the smoke) in the snow below…
*Do NOT try this at home!!!
This evening we decided to watch Elf. Between the snow, the Christmas music and baking we were all in the Christmas mood.
But since we started heating with wood, it gets pretty hot here in the family room. (Remember the melting preschool decoration…)
So after the first hour of the movie we all decided we needed a “cool off” break. We went upstairs and discovered the temperature had dropped 5 degrees in the past hour to 25 degrees.
The guys all bundled up, grabbed the sled and tried their luck at riding down our icy and completely deserted street…
Shoes don’t work quite as well but they’re fun, too!
Cannon Ball!!!
… And it’s not even Thanksgiving!
Snow has been in the forecast for today for almost two weeks now. And after yesterday’s sneak preview, we were pretty excited to see some of the white stuff. But when we woke up this morning there was none… :o(
Within the hour it started up and was sticking…
Being the nice mom that I am, I let the boys play outside for a bit and have hot cocoa with breakfast.
Will also took some pics…
It didn’t stop snowing all morning, but there was no snow in town so Chris took Zack and Andy down the hill to kung fu. Thankfully Chris is a great driver and didn’t have any trouble! The boys said it was quite entertaining watching people try to go up and down our street…
It is strange to see snow on my fall decorations.
I can’t believe the girls came out! But they didn’t stay out for long… On the bright side, they laid 6 eggs today!!! (I guess there was nothing better to do…)
You can’t even tell Will and Dane had a snowball fight in the yard just an hour or so before…
I love it when the snow has no tracks or footprints in it!
After lunch, the boys decided to build a snowman in the front to greet all the drivers as they go slowly by…
We also realized that our roaring fire had gotten a bit too hot when the glue on our Thanksgiving decoration melted. It then fell on top of the woodstove and was destroyed! I am so sad because Zack made that when he was in preschool. :o(
I’m giving thanks that Chris found it before it melted any more…
Just as the boys finished their snowman, measuring at about 7 feet tall, it finally stopped snowing.
