Play-By-Play of our Snow Day

The Pacific Northwest has been hit by a winter storm. We received about one inch of snow at our house, while some of the surrounding areas received up to 14 inches. Nevertheless, snow is not something we are used to in the Seattle area, so when it happens, schools close, metro buses get stuck, and most people try to stay home. That is just what we did today.

7:54 AM

Potty Break for Hazy. She was a bit unsure about the snow at first, but then she got excited about it.

8:47 AM

Mikey watches Kennedy and Jackson sled down the hill.

8:50 AM

Jack and Kennedy have fun sledding.

12:06 PM

Jackson plays the piano with Michael.

12:22 PM

M, J & K look out the window at the beautiful falling snow.

1:38 PM

Mikey is napping. I walk out to the mail box with Jackson, Harrison & Hazy to get yesterday's mail and put another stack of Christmas cards in the box to be picked up. Six Christmas cards in the box!

2:16 PM

Make peanut blossoms with the big kids...yum-oh!

3:54 PM

Jack and I ran out to the mail box again to see if today's mail was in...nope. Ended up sledding in the back yard for a while. What a blast! We had to bail off the sled early so we didn't go off the cliff.

4:11 PM

Being silly with my boy!

4:19 PM

Harrison came out to join us. Jack and Bear catch snow flakes on their tongues.

4:27 PM

Last trip out to the mail box. This time with the whole gang. No mail and the out-going hadn't been stolen yet!

6:32 PM

Pot pies for dinner.

7:02PM

Mikey takes a bath because he smeared pot pie in his hair.

7:54 PM
Christmas tradition: one child (tonight it was Harrison's turn) chooses a wrapped Christmas book to have Mom read before bed time. Tonight's book was about a donkey who was too shy to make his animal noise for baby Jesus. After all the other barn animals had their turn, finally the donkey was brave enough to hee-haw for Jesus. And when he did, he made the baby laugh.

9:07PM

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

9:45 PM

Good Night!