This was literally all the snow we had, it was pretty sad! School was cancelled, I had to work from home, and the boys were more than restless. I was just hoping for enough snow to actually enjoy. Well, I guess my hope was realized when Saturday we got 5-6 inches, which was then quickly covered by a sheet of ice Saturday Night. Followed by another several inches on Sunday/Monday. The Portland/Vancouver area has virtually shut down. Mark has been off work for most of the past week, and we have been busy playing! We have enjoyed taking walks in the falling snow together. Today, we put on the chains and ventured out to my parent's house for a much needed escape and a serious afternoon of sledding. Sounds like we could get a bit more snow this week before it starts to melt away. White Christmas anyone? I still need to finish my Christmas Shopping, hopefully I can do that tomorrow. Here are some more pictures of the "Artic Blast 2008" (as the local news stations are calling it)
Mark made this mini snowman (approximately 18 inches tall) with our original snowfall on Thursday, and here is how he looked semi-buried after Saturday's snow.
Corbin trying to catch snowflakes on his tongue on Saturday.: 
Trent enjoying the snow:
Corbin holding up the layer of ice (1/2 inch thick) that covered the snow after the freezing rain hit Saturday night: 
Corbin modeling the "Ice Hat" Mark found. It was the top of one of the little evergreen trees in our yard: 
Trent sledding today at Poppy's and Nona's 
Trent loved sledding, but HATED coming up and insisted someone pulled him:
Corbin was a die-hard sledder, he was up and down the hill so fast without pause. I enjoyed watching him. It reminded me of sledding down the same hill as a kid.
Cara and Matt managed to just beat the really bad weather and arrived safely to the NW from Knoxville. We are so thrilled to have them here to share in our sledding adventures and to celebrate Christmas!
2 comments:
OMG!! I remember our sledding days. I don't suppose you guys were going down Wickson at all?? LOL!! Remember the toboggin (sp??) run we made one year? Oh man, those sure were the days, weren't they? We took the kids up to my parents' house on Sunday. Wyatt was hauling down the hill by himself, but just like Trent, he didn't want to carry the sled back up the hill. Funny how that happens. Your parents' sled looks just like the one my parents have; they've had it since we were in high school. Good times, good memories. Glad you had fun. Isn't it great sharing our memories and watching the kids enjoy the same things we once did? *sigh* Does that mean we are getting old?? LOL!!
We had so much fun playing in the snow with you guys. The kids provide a great excuse to get out there and play just like the good ol' days that MJ speaks of!
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