This was a weekend that had been full of plans. We had two final shows of Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe. There were two holiday parties, including the annual Baxton Wine Party. The gym was holding a family "Santa Brunch and Dash." Well, none of that happened. What did happen was this.
Yep. Snow. LOTS of snow. After about 24 hours of constant snow we have accumulated somewhere between 20 and 24 inches. That's more snow than we've seen in VA in the last 10 years combined. Honestly. Pretty freaky.
About 5 PM Friday evening the flakes started falling. It took Tom 2 hours to make the 40 minute drive home. We ate a late dinner and then headed out for a nightime walk in the snow. It was beautiful, pristine and silent except for the giggles of one little girl. Jeffrey was not having quite as much fun because we couldn't find his boots and his feet were cold. We stopped at the top of the hill and had a snowball fight in the middle of the road. After a quick cup of cocoa when we got home, the kids snuggled off to bed.
We woke in the morning to an amazing amount of snow. More snow than I ever even remember growing up in MA. After breakfast we bundled up the kids and sent them outside. Finally realizing that I must have accidentally sold Jeffrey's boots, we layered 2 pair of soccer socks and put him in mommy's boots. That's right, the 4-year old is wearing mommy's boots. They had a blast plowing through the snow. For both of them it came up to about mid-thigh. Erin really wanted to sled, but the snow was too soft. I finally went out and packed down a little path for them to get a few slides in. After an hour or so there was snow just about everywhere. In hoods. Inside pant legs. In boots. Inside gloves.
For the rest of the afternoon we hung out inside. We made cookies and some ham/bean soup. Tom baked bread and we just had a blast.
I assume we'll be snowed in for at least another two days. Maybe tomorrow we'll try sledding down the road.
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