Snow!

We got the snow the weatherman was predicting! The temperature dropped down into the 20’s on Saturday and the wind was blowing down from the North. All day it was cold and windy, then right around dinner time the snow started. At first it came in tiny little dust-like flakes. Very pretty, but not very promising in terms of accumulation. But it picked up the pace and just kept coming down till well past midnight. By morning we had 4 to 6 inches in the backyard.

I am really happy being able to sit in my comfy chair and look at our Christmas tree all decorated here beside me. We had originally planned on getting it today, but moved the outing up to Wednesday in case the forecast for snow came true. Tina is feeling quite smug as she was the one who insisted we go Wednesday. I am quite glad I listened to her.

Kai and Shen both love the snow. We bundled them up in snow-pants, boots and coats and sent them out to play. After a bit Ben and his friend Brooke joined us and we headed over to the neighborhood sledding hill. There was less accumulation over there, but the road was covered in a nice solid layer of ice which made for fast runs.

Our two sleds are holding up pretty well and still work great! Kai and Shen each made several good solo runs for the first time. Several of our neighbors showed up after a while and Kai and Shen had a good time with them. At one point Shen started pulling Jordan down the hill on one of the sleds. It was way too slick out for any of the big people to get a hold of them before they hit the slope and we all watched with a mix of amusement and dread as it seemed certain that the sled would overtake Shen and send him bowling, but then he somehow managed to fall down at just the right moment and roll onto the sled behind Jordan. They made a pretty good run, but veered off the street and launched up and over a small bush. To the amazement of all of us bystanders, they both climbed out of the shrubbery unharmed, and continued sledding.