Snow Storm 2012

Last year Issac loved the snow.  He enjoyed watching it fall outside & smiled the entire time Tyler pulled him around the yard & street in his sled.  This year we prepared for the same excitement by purchasing a second sled for Josie in October when they appeared in the stores.  November came & left without even a sprinkle of snow. The December dream for a white Christmas was a failure.

Leave it to my Grandma to have the first snow Josie ever saw the morning of her memorial service.  January 14^th we woke up at my Mom’s house in Ferndale to beautiful layer of white powder.  With the forecast calling for more snow we headed home Saturday evening after the Memorial service to avoid becoming snowed in at Grandma’s house. 

Sunday morning from the moment we woke up Issac was at the window watching the snow.  We got the kids all bundled up & went for a walk around the neighborhood.  Monday while Tyler was at work I took the kids for a sled ride around the neighborhood & made homemade chicken chilli. Tuesday it was so cold outside everything looked like a sheet of ice so we stayed inside. 

Wednesday we awoke to a fresh layer of snow fall and big flakes which fell all day long.  Issac couldn’t wait to get outside & play. He kept running around & asking me, with his arms out; “Where is my blue sled Mom. Where is it”? I took the kids outside for a walk up & down the street before we played in the backyard with the dogs for a while.  When tyler got home, his classes at Green River were canceled so when he got home from work we went out for another walk and made a pitiful snowman. 

Thursday and Friday the snow continued to fall 7 the roads around our house were bad (ugh to living on a hill).  Tyler missed work so the kids & I got to enjoy a ton of time outside playing with Dad.  Thursday we bundled up & walked the .8 of a mile up to the store for eggs, chocolate and a movie to discover the store was without power.  Friday things were starting to warm up so tyler was able to shovel the car out in the afternoon.  We drove up to a different store to discover that they were also without power, no where nearby seemed to have power….

Saturday morning we awoke to a freezing cold house at 5am and instantly I knew.  Tyler was confused how I figured out our power was out so quickly & half asleep, he teased me about it all day.  We went to breakfast and hung out at home.  We were thankful that both our hot water heater & our stove were gas so we cold shower, cook & even heat the living room up.  Besides the TV not working, the kids enjoyed the power outage while Tyler & I played cars, colored and made play dough shapes with them.  Issac kept saying, “lets watch a movie Mom”. 

We camped out in the living room because it was the warmest room in the house. Sunday we left the kids watch a movie on the lap top and then went to breakfast at the Mc D’s with a play area to let the kids run around. After a visit with friends, our power was back on when we returned home.  I was quick to start the laundry 7 get the house back in order. However, it was days before the streets and stores around us returned to normal. 

We hope all our friends and family stayed warm in the snow & enjoyed it a little too.  Until next time……XOXO- Leah, Tyler, Issac & Josie.