ICE and Snow

The weather is all that's on anyone's minds around here this week.  It was all we could think about all weekend, too, looking forward to the 8-12 inches of snow that was forecasted.  Famous last words.

What actually came on Monday was lots of ice and freezing rain and sleet and falling slush.  And then finally at the tail end of that precipitation, we enjoyed/relished/praised the Lord for some actual snow yesterday afternoon. As soon as the freezing rain turned to giant clumps of snow for more than 5 minutes at a time, my crew bundled up as fast as was humanly possible and got out in it.  It was killing my babies all morning to see white outside and not get to experience it in a hands-on kinda way. :}  It was like unleashing the hounds once it was actually "go time." 

Not wanting Noah's sensitive skin to blister up like it did last year (so scary!), we finagled a man's ear wrap thing into a ski mask of sorts combined with his hat.  Worked great!

We don't have a BIG incline to our driveway, but we do have a slight incline. Combined with Josh's run and fling maneuver, the kids would FLY down the driveway and out onto our ice rink, otherwise known as a cul-de-sac.

Anna making slush by wiggling her feet back and forth.

Trying sledding backwards...  She was so light, she was like a bullet down the driveway.

The man would NOT put on a coat.  I do not understand.

Anna loved "exploring the winter wonderland" with her pick ax.

My three planning how to knock down all the icicles on the shed.  In the end, Noah took care of business by throwing his soccer ball over and over again.

More pick ax-tion.

And the following shots were bright and early today, day two of everything being shut down around town and beyond.  With Josh home again, we put aside my lesson plans (mostly) and are just chilling inside when not literally chilling outside - making cookies, reading, playing games, watching movies, coloring, Legos, crocheting, anything!

Apparently, it was so cold, Anna kept her eyes shut being pulled around.  Every shot I got, her eyes were shut.

Freshly flung down the way again!

My poor, poor icy cold pig.

Trying other formations on the sled.

 

Three cheers for Super-Daddy who gets out in the mess and works like a horse so the kids can have a good time. Mommy hasn't stepped beyond the porch with her camera.  It's flippin' freezing out there!

BELOW freezing to be exact.  WELLLLLLL below freezing and not expected to get above freezing all week.  Schools have already called it quits and closed for the week. Second winter break, it is!  Well, not counting us homeschoolers who can do what we want and keep on trucking.  We shall see.