Our Creations

The snow was too powdery to make a traditional snowman.  So, we used Molly's new ball to make impressions for this snowman.  The big icicle that Jack was holding in the last post made a good pen for drawing the arms, hat and face.  Part of it made for a good nose, too.

Here is Jack lying inside of my angel.

Here are our angels together.  This picture doesn't do it justice, but I don't think I've ever had such a good angel.  It has been rare that I have made one that didn't have grass poking through. 

Okay, so that is it for the snow pictures.  I guess this is what happens with a record snow, especially from a Southern girl like me.  Isn't digital photography great?!  Thanks for hanging in there with me through the series.  

We Had Tons of Fun

Look at the smiles in these pictures.  Also notice Jack's missing tooth.  

Molly had a hard time walking in it, but gave it her best shot.


We walked down the street to the empty field.  Jack loved being the first one to play in this big space.

We found some huge icicles.

Even the post-snow activity was fun.  Molly enjoyed this almost as much as the snow itself.

One more snow post to come and we'll be done.  :o)

Bundled Up

We were given these precious cold weather suits.  I didn't think we would get to use them, but I was wrong.  Unfortunately, neither baby was very impressed with them.  Abbey is more upset in this picture, because she was cold.  She had already had her turn outside.  Caroline was still waiting for hers.

They sure did look cute, though.  Caroline is the adorable one in the picture below.  

Unfortunately for Abbey, we took her all the way out into the yard. Ed held her as he sat against the slide.  She was fine at first, but then the cold wind got to her. Right after this picture she started crying. Poor thing. The things they have to endure for posterity's sake.

We wised up when we took Caroline, only stepping her into the edge of the backyard.  Ed was all bundled up and ready to hold.  What a great sport!

We (really, it was Ed that convinced me) were smart enough not to put them down in the snow. We had done that with Jack and Molly for their first snows.  But, those weren't record amounts. Isn't he a good and wise daddy?   

It Was Very Deep

They were only calling for two to three inches.  It started snowing on Saturday afternoon and was coming down hard.  Jack had a fun time playing in it as it was coming down.  He came in after awhile and by bedtime, his tracks were covered.  I measured before bed and found that we had 6 inches.  There was a chance for more overnight, but it wasn't snowing when I turned in.  

On Sunday morning, my tracks were covered.  Jack and I were delighted and amazed when our ruler disappeared when we tried to measure.  The official total for Oakland, according to the news, was 18 inches.  It was just over twelve in the spot we measured in our front yard.

Everything was covered.  It was beautiful!  Notice how high the snow comes up on the legs of the chair.

We had to wrap grocery bags around our calves, because the snow was higher than our boots!

The fire hydrant we saw on our walk.

The news said this was the biggest snow in Oakland since the 1960's.  Wow!