It has to snow for me to blog...

Sad truth.  Who would have thought that in a one week period the kids could go ice sledding and snow sledding?  Leah participated in both!  Sophie experienced her first big snow and loved it.  We are at 7 inches and it is still snowing.

 

Which one is the snowman?

According to the news, we got 15 inches.  All I know is we have a lot of snow.  Quin's school already canceled for tomorrow, our street isn't plowed yet and Nebraska Furniture Mart was closed...you know it has to be bad.  We did go back out this afternoon for snowman building.

More snow

It is hard to believe but we are in the midst of another round of snow within a week.  The mayor of KC declared a state of emergency last night before it even started and requested that no cars be on the roads wherever possible.  As a result, both Quin and Leah's schools canceled.  I think we have gotten about another 6-8 inches.  It is actually kind of hard to tell because it is drifting.  Leah and I couldn't walk around one side of the house because the drifts were up past my knees.  And they are saying we might get another 1-3 inches tonight.

We have only been out for the plowing and shoveling so far; we are going to go back out later for the snowman building.

Still snowed in

We are still snowed in today.  It is hard to believe that our street still hasn't been plowed, so we still  haven't ventured out.  I am adding some new pics and video.  Quin and Brian worked hard on a gigantic igloo.  It isn't often that we have enough snow to take on this type of endeavor.

12 inches and still snowing

I finally gave up on working at about 5:15 and decided to join in the fun.  A good time was had by all.

Quin started us off.

Then Leah decided to try.

Leah just kept asking to go for a walk.

Leah really is under all of that stuff.

Quin just hanging around. (He is literally reclining on a big pile of snow.)

Our streets haven't been plowe yet, so we will see if we can get out in the morning.  If not, we know that there will be plenty of snow to play in!

Leah is joining in on the fun!

Leah got up from her nap and immediately wanted to go out in the snow.  She first got dressed in her Sluggerr hat until I convinced her that wasn't going keep her warm.  Here they are, ready to go!

Snow, snow, snow!

I know it has been a long time since I have blogged, but since we are buried in snow and I have a fun video to share, I thought it was time to come back.  We are at at least 10 inches so far and counting.  Quin has been out twice already, and we promised Leah she could go out after a nap.

The video shows Quin and his creativitiy in sledding.