Snow Storm

Eric and I were kind of bummed to miss the last snow storm in December, but this weekend we got to experience an even bigger blizzard. It started snowing Friday at noon.

This is the before snow picture.

This was Friday night before we went to bed. The night was blizzardy. I woke up several times to lightning, thunder and other loud noises. I never knew a snow storm would have lightning and thunder. The lightning was the brightest I had ever seen because it reflected off of the snow.


Saturday, we woke up to a white out, 20+ inches of snow and 12 more hours of constant snow to come.
We could barely see the top of the fence that separates our yard with our neighbor's.
We headed out after breakfast to assess our winter wonderland.
Audrey was wondering where the step went.We lost a branch of our holly tree (one of the other loud noises).

Eric had a the tough job of starting to dig us out.

Audrey and I got to play.

We trekked though thigh-high snow to visit the George and Stef. The "walk" took about four times longer than usually and we were exhausted when we finally got there.

Our backyard which is still untouched.

Sunday, the snow had stopped and it was a beautiful day. All the neighbors were out digging out their cars (to go nowhere). Some people even started to dig out the street since plows were not expected to come until later in the week if ever.

Progress was made.

But, not enough. And still no plows. Monday came and went without much action. Schools were canceled. Eric's office was closed. We walked to a neighbor's house to have a birthday party for two-year old Collier. An Elmo cake and play dough helped keep the toddlers from going stir crazy. Most people spent the day trying to knock down the snow and icicles that are weighing down our roofs and gutters.

We are expected to get another storm starting today with 10-20 inches through Wednesday night. Eric is off another day along with the federal government. I am curious to see how this adventure will continue.