Snowed In

So if you haven't already heard....we got some pretty intense snow last week (something common for many northernerns I'm sure but not as common around here).  On tuesday morning, Februrary 1st, we woke up to everything covered in white and the snow kept falling all day long.

We got about 16 inches. The whole town pretty much shut down for like 2 days.....although the hospital doesn't so I had to go into work that night. I wasn't sure if I would be able to make it out of my neighborhood without getting stuck but the hospital was kind enough to send around drivers to pick people up. It wasn't until thursday afternoon when the first snowplow came through our neighborhood and packed down the snow enough so that driving was possible, though still difficult. So with nothing much else to do we tried to enjoy the snow as much as we could.

Austin had to "rescue" his mowers that were almost completely burried in the snow.

Our dog Abby could barely get around in the snow which came all the way up to her neck. It was hilarious watching her try to "run" around in the backyard.

I had to post this pic because it is so typical of Abby.....just sitting out there chilling in the snow. She enjoys wierd things like that.

We had a fun time making snow ice-cream (thanks mom for the idea). It actually didn't taste too bad especially once we added some chocolate sprinkles!!

We made snow angels

And a snowman

And the kids have fun on the porch while daddy threw snowballs at them. Kayla was laughing hysterically.....

Until she actually got hit with one!

On Friday we even got a couple more inches of snow. On Saturday, the weather warmed up to the 30's so we took the opportunity to do some more sledding!! It was perfect and we were out there for 2 hours having fun!!

Kayla and her Grandma Reid

Austin's cousin Connor and his Aunt Kristi

Austin and his cousin Klayton

It has been a week since the snowstorm and our yard is still covered with snow that is now hard and crunchy and the streets still have chunks of snow/ice on them. And even now as I am typing it is - 7 degrees wind chill and snowing again (we are estimated to get up to 8 more inches). YIKES!!!

We are definately getting a good taste of winter this year!