Winter Blast!

We love the names that the weather people give to the storms...Winter Blast...Weekend Whopper, etc. Well, this current storm is definitely living up to all the names we've heard. We're currently in the middle of a 24 snow fest. We're expected to get 14+ inches by tonight, then add in sustained winds with gusts to 30-40 mph which makes for blizzard like conditions and an extreme cold front coming on the backside of the snow. We're talking about highs below zero for the next few days. That part sucks. Work was cancelled this morning which was delightful (and it hardly EVER happens so that's saying something). We have no place to be so LET IT SNOW! The only downside is the amount of shoveling that's required. We just came in from several hours of shoveling the driveway (and a little playing on the big snow pile in the cul de sac), only to have the snow blown right back on. Bummer.

I took this picture from inside the garage. You can see how high the snow was against the garage door! Thank the Lord it is the lighter, fluffy snow and not the wet heavy stuff!


Getting started.

Daddy's goatee (sp?) was coated with snow and ice...the girls thought he looked like Santa!

Mags LOVES the snow. Maya, not so much...notice she's not in any of the pictures - she lasted about 3 minutes outside, 2 minutes of which she stood with her face to the garage door so she didn't get the wind. : )

This is our backyard...notice the retaining wall...its probably 6-7 feet tall and you can see how high the snow has blown and drifted.

This is what's left of our fire pit. It'll be totally covered soon.

This is the biggest storm we've had since we've lived in Minnesota. If it's gonna snow, let it snow! Aaron just discovered our heat isn't working so he's back out to check the vent outside to see if its covered in a drift and to do round 3 of shoveling. The girls are up in our bathtub, with swimsuits on, playing "mermaid" and "Hawaii". Bella and I are snuggling in the living room by the fire. What a great day! Stay warm everyone!!!!