Waylaid by Winter

We woke up to a winter wonderland and VA was being slammed with the Blizzard of '09, so the car is still packed and we are staying put.

 

The kids weren't too upset today (They cried about it for almost an hour yesterday) because the snow was much more exciting.  Julia had a snow appetizer before breakfast and a cup full of icicles with her eggs.  This girl loves to eat snow!


As soon as she was outside, she was at it again.

Our neighbors came to join us for some fun.  Carter and Jackson were working on a snow fort.  Well, Carter was doing a lot of directing, as usual...

 

His brickbuilders (Selah and Julia) weren't so speedy...

 

They played some fun snow football.  Carter's squealing was hysterical...

 

..and of course sledding and snowball fights...

 

It was a great morning.  the kids are a great age to actually be able to run and play without falling or getting frustrated.

 

So, even though we had to stay home for now.  It's been a day full of memories and beauty...

 

...and after hearing about highway 81 in VA being shut down and having to evacuate motorists by humvee, I'm thinking home sounds like a much better choice (though Carter would have thought that was the best thing that ever happened to him!).  So for now we wait...