About four years ago, we had a big snowfall of about 5-6 inches, but then a major icestorm hit and covered the snow with about 2-3 inches of ice. The entire city shut down for the week. The school kids got an extra week of vacation (N was in preschool still). This past week we had a series of storms that just keep dumping more and more snow. Even though we'd ran a few errands here and there, we were getting a bit of cabin fever. Some friends invited us over, so we braved the elements and headed over to their house. They live outside of town a ways, so the blanket of white really looked breathtaking at place. We packed up some overnight bags, just in case we got snowed in.
The kids had a fantastic day of fun. They went sledding down a fairly steep hill, made snow angels, and just generally tromped through the snow. The freezing rain began to fall, and that was when we all began to feel the chill. We went inside and sipped hot chocolate to warm up. While our hubbies got down to the business of playing computer games, my friend and I thought it would be fun to do some baking. We first baked a cake to celebrate a couple of December birthdays (a good friend of ours and mine). Then we thought the kids would enjoy making gingerbread cookies. They worked really hard on those. After the cookies cooled, each one took a turn to meticulously decorate their labors of love (pictures in the previous post). As the evening wound down, we ate dinner and had some yummy cake. It was getting late, so we decided to head home...slowly and safely.
On Sunday morning, we woke to even more snow! After lunch, we got the kids bundled up to go outside and test out their new sled. It hadn't worked so well at our friends place, but it did just fine with the added layer of ice. We tested out how much weight the ice could handle, and only our dog and K could actually walk on it (albeit briefly) without crashing through. N had a ball picking up ice and throwing back down to watch it shatter. It was a fun afternoon and we lasted about an hour outside, before the cold chased us back inside. The snow seems like it's not going away anytime soon, so it will be an interesting week weatherwise. I don't mind a White Christmas, but I am nervous about driving over the mountain pass on Christmas day in all this snow. Maybe it'll thaw in time, but I won't be holding my breath.
The dads having a sled race.
K and a friend sledding down the hill.
N and his best friend zooming! 
K and me trying to stop...
DH and K trying a death spiral on the ice.
Look at that chunk of ice!
K trying to figure out how to make her way across the ice.
Frozen smiles
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