Snow Fun!

Daddy borrowed Grandpa's 4 wheeler to plow the driveway.  Then did donuts on the side yard with the little guy riding on back.

Finishing touches on snow removal and the gorgeous low clouds. 

My children were playing with neighbor boys and I knew it was a great opportunity to get some good snow photos.  They were already in Grandma's backyard on the Great Sled Hill.  

I had fun with my camera- it does amazingly well in the snow.

They made it out into the field but didn't make it over the first big bump down there. And since we don't have a snowmobile this year it's all about the walk back up - great exercise!

Hope you enjoyed your day - snow or not.  

The weatherman was right...

We actually got some pretty decent snow last night.  I went down to watch a few episodes of Castle and when I came upstairs there was about an inch on the ground and still snowing.  Looks like we got the 4 inches of snow (which was the max expected).  Good thing we got the Christmas lights up on Thursday night.  I went with Red, White, and Green.

Hah, I may just have to turn them on tonight in celebration of the snow. 

Sledding photos in 2 days alrighty.  

It'll be in the 50's again soon.  But we're enjoying the snow while we can.

The beauty all around us ...

So today I looked out the back door and I saw how the snow was melting away from the house on the back deck.  It's pretty cold out there and amazing that anything is melting. It was around 10 degrees today when I ventured to take my son out and head into town for my last doctors appointment (yeah baby! - he said to come back in 3 years.  NICE!) In December my oncologist should tell me not to come back anymore.  That will be the best thing EVER! It was quite cold so I stuck my camera out the door and took a few shots without even looking through the lens.  Then I hopped back inside.  Then I stuck my camera back outside again two more times.  

I will not bore you with all the photos but these are two fun pics from the day.  My uncle often says you can take an a photo of something ordinary or you can take an extraordinary photo of something ordinary. So rather than a straight on photo of the ice, I have these that show that sparkle and texture of the icy melting snow with the added benefit of some depth of field.

And to end the day, the chicken I was thawing in the fridge leaked everywhere.  My awesome husband jumped to the rescue.  He cleaned the fridge.  I cut up the chicken.  Tomorrow I am going to bottle it.  We need the extra heat in the house anyway. I love it when he saves the day.  And now I'm off to get some much needed rest!