Neighborhood Dig Out

Oh my. I think this weekend cemented our plans to retire in California. These pictures are from Sunday. We started shoveling on Friday (by we I mean Lance :). Most of the neighborhood was out in shifts all weekend trying to stay on top of the snow.

I love our neighborhood. There was a real sense of cameraderie this weekend as everyone helped each other out and looked out for those who were not able to shovel their own walks. This is a picture of our street Sunday morning. Lance was down out the end digging out my mom's car so she could get to work Monday morning. It took him 3 hours. He dug out our car yesterday with the help of our next door neighbor. Crazy, crazy snow.




This was the view right outside our door Sunday morning. The tree at the top of the post is the tree in front of our house. I love how pretty it is in the different seasons.


Ella had a blast "helping" her dad clear the snow. She built a snow sculpture, climbed "snow mountains" and ate a lot of snow :)





I'm not sure why but I'm getting a kick out of making the kids pictures more retro looking. Ella brought in a whole bowl full of snow and sat at the table and ate it with a spoon. I think it is her favorite treat right now.

We are now in the middle of another snowstorm. They are predicting between 10 and 20 more inches. I doubt the kids go to school for the rest of the week. The federal government has been closed for 3 days now. It's closed tomorrow but Lance has to work from home since it is his telecommuting day. Hopefully, I will post more pictures tomorrow after this current snowstorm. We only need 9 more inches to be the snowiest winter on record. Absolutely crazy.

YESTERDAY MORNING

I woke up yesterday morning to the sounds of Lance doing Pilates with the kids in Spencer's bedroom. I heard the DVD start and then I heard two things. Spencer said "Dad, will this help me with my yo-yo or baseball skills?" and right in succession Ella said "Uh-oh I stuck." I loved it. It is so indicative of their two little personalities. Sweet Spencer who outweighs the cost versus benefit of everything and Ella who jumps right in without realizing her limitations. I would have gone in and taken a pic but then they would have known I was awake :)