Snow Much Fun

If you live along the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, you had quite some serious winter weather this weekend. More than 30 million people, including the entire populations of Washington D.C., Boston and New York City, braced themselves for blizzard conditions, with the nation's capital receiving up to 2.5 feet of snow and major flooding from storm surges in New Jersey. Even in the South from Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky to North Carolina declared states of emergencies due to freezing rain, power outages and epic snow amounts. 

While 13 States were affected by winter storm Jonas, it also granted us a fabulous winter weekend. When we woke up on Friday morning, our entire backyard was covered in the white stuff and it kept on coming down all day long. We received 4 inches (10cm) total and it looked like a winter wonderland. Thus, Friday was our first snow day (schools, businesses and government offices were closed) and we loved it. So, we bundled up and went outside to play:

Of course, there was some ice tasting and eating of freshly fallen snow:

 

We made snow angels: 

Building our first snowman. The snow was very soft, so it wasn't an easy task but I think you can tell that it is "Olaf"!?!? Elliot made his own mini version too. 

 

Since our backyard has a natural slope, it was perfect for sledding. Unfortunately, we don't own a sled yet since this is our first winter, but we made due with an old TV cardboard box. And it worked great. It was fun for young and old(er). 

Here is a little video clip of the fun we had in the snow:

And when we got cold and tired, we went inside, drank hot cocoa, watched a movie and painted some snowflakes:

Now, the snow and ice is almost all melted and it is back to school today. But with some luck, we will have another snow day in February. Can't wait! This is the best of both worlds: we do get snow, but only a couple of times a year and it only lasts a few days, which makes it so much more fun and exciting when everything shuts down and we can dedicate an entire day to playing in the snow.