A Week Driven by the Weather….

Hello everyone! We had some crazy weather here this week. It started with a rain/ice storm and ended with a pretty big snow storm (we got 10 inches of snow, but were spared the 24 inches that folks received only 50 miles south of us). Of course, Victoria LOVES the snow, so she was nearly beside herself in anticipation. The snow started a little later than expected, so Victoria was concerned that it was not going to come at all. Fortunately, she had soccer in the morning to keep her occupied (since one of the kids was not able to make it, Victoria got to scrimmage against Daddy…which she loved).

When the snow finally started (“The Blizzard of 2009”as it was called on the Weather Channel), it came fast and the wind chills were in the single digits. The way the wind was blowing reminded us of our time in Russia earlier in the year. While Daddy was outside stringing up the final set of Christmas lights, Victoria was chomping at the bit to get outside…but, it was way too cold. So, Mommy made everyone some nice hot chocolate and we spent the rest of the day enjoying the warmth of the living room. The next day, the snow storm had subsided and the wind had died down. Victoria barely got out a “Good Morning” before she started asking to go outside. Everyone bundled up and we headed out. First there was some shoveling to do and Victoria was a great helper. Once the shoveling was finished, it was time for play. Victoria was sliding around, playfully throwing snowballs, making snow angels, and even helped make a snow man (unfortunately, it was not good packing snow, so it looked more like Jobba the Hut than Frosty…but, no matter, we had a blast).

Pictures are the best way to see how much fun Victoria had, so here are some pictures from the week…

Getting ready for outside:

Helping out the shoveling:
So proud…what a smile!
She loved being outside:
A snow angel:
Our snow angel:
Making new tracks: