Big Storm #1...Anniversary Day

December 19th...we were thinking of going away for the evening, or just enjoying a good dinner out to celebrate our 11 years of holy matrimony. Scrap those plans, because we were snowed in! At the moment, it seemed like a lot of snow (about a foot). Little did we know that we would later get hit with two more rounds of 2-3 feet of snow. Good thing we like each other, because we spent a lot of time together (indoors) on our anniversary! Here is how it all transpired.

The weatherman gave us plenty of notice, so we made sure we stocked up on food (and of course, stuff we probably shouldn't eat).

We woke up to some snow in the morning, and the kids were itching to go play in it. It was way too cold and windy, so I brought the snow to them. Each of them got a bowl full of snow to play with inside. We made pancakes for breakfast and played with snow. That kept them happy for a while.

Bubs enjoyed playing on my computer a little too much. This was right before he popped off several keys (the v button is still off, as I type this).

The kids snuck him licks of their lollipops throughout the day. They thought they were being sneaky, but little did they know that I actually got it on camera.

By night, this is what our front door looked like. Boy, oh boy!

Here's the start of the dig out. Cedric said that he learned a lesson from this storm...he needs to shovel in shifts next time. This took him about 3 hours, then helping neighbors, etc...it was about 5 hours after all was said and done!

M looks tiny on that heap of snow!

Daddy's little helper

Taking a much needed break!

M is holding on for dear life

Snow tunnels are the best!

The finished product...I think we all deserved some hot chocolate after this!