The Incredible Shrinking Snowman

I am sure you are all sick of hearing about the snow, but it is so incredible. A friend told me today that the last time it snowed like this in Portland was 1968!! It is crazy! The kids made a snow fort today that is actually quite large and completely covered in snow (it snowed almost all day, again). There is a layer of ice about 10 inches down. The kids broke off pieces of ice and walked around eating them. Djeryd insisted it was his food storage supply of pizza. He stashed the chunks in the "freezer" in his snow fort.

Sean said he was "popping a major wheelie" in this picture. The level of the yard is so high that I am getting views of my culdesac I have never seen.

And last, but not least, our dear shrinking snowman. He is drowning in snow and I am beginning to fear for his little, cold life. As you can see he has lost all of his gumdrop teeth. I believe quality of life sharply declines without proper dental care. I suppose if the suffocating snow does not do him in, then surely his poor oral health will.

Nine Whopping Inches . . . and Counting

We were snowed in, yet again, today. One more week without church. It feels very weird to not be at church. We finally got around to making ornaments today. I printed them sometime last week as I was feeling guilty for not encouraging holiday crafting traditions (I am horrible about traditions). I think they turned out really cute.

We woke up to a one inch glaze of ice over our 6 inches of snow this morning. We then got more freezing rain and more snow. We are up to nine total inches of snow on the ground right now. I wish I would have charted the snow fall with Djeryd each day for a math/science project. I have lived in Oregon City for virtually 19 years and I have NEVER seen this much snow! It is crazy, and so much fun to witness. Though I don't think we'll be heading up to Mt. Hood for our annual snow day - we are getting pretty snowed out.

Our snow-drowned vegetable garden.

The backyard is beautiful with all of the light reflecting off the snow.

The snowman the boys built yesterday is slowly being absorbed by the freezing rain, sleet, and snow. (One-third of his 30-hour-old body has melded into the accumulating snow.)

I hope you are all warm and safe and cozy.

Images I Just Had to Share

Once There Was a Snowman

It is officially day six of our snowstorm, with a few more days to go. Thankfully we get a break of rain here and there to clear up the roads and get that last minute Christmas shopping done.

Today brought the fortune of snow, and Daddy having time to play outside, together into one great snowman-building morning. Hope you enjoy the shots.

Let it Snow!

For those of us in the Willamette Valley of the Pacific Northwest, snow is a big deal. And snow in December is almost unheard of - at least the kind that sticks. We have been hunkering down for a couple of days waiting for a "big winter storm." The initial hit was at about 7:30 this morning. Glorious snow! It snowed for a couple of hours and at landed us a whopping 2-3 inches (don't laugh - like I said, it's a big deal here). I couldn't resist donning Sean's snow boots and grabbing the camera to capture the winter wonderland outside.

To while away the hours indoors we read stories, wrapped presents, ate yummy snacks and baked sugar cookies.

What a lovely way to spend a snow day. I hope you enjoy the pictures.

Happy, sparkly snow to you,

MyLiege