The Big Dig

Today everyone was outside shoveling the sidewalks, digging their cars out, and clearing the access roads. All the shoveling resulted in huge piles of snow which the kids loved playing in. The hard work of shoveling was made into a fun experience by sharing it with all our neighbors. Everyone was in a jolly mood. It's sad to see the snow removed from the roads but it's a necessity, I suppose.

Most of the streets in our neighborhood haven't been plowed yet. That's the downside of living at the top of a steep hill, I guess. A snow plow tried to make it up the hill earlier today to our house but got stuck.

Nancy did the bulk of the shoveling for us (thanks Nancy!). She shoveled the sidewalk, her car, and our stretch of the road. All the work she did caused me to bite my lip when I wanted to complain about digging my Jeep out. Our neighbor Randy did a herculean job of shoveling a long stretch of the access road. If he didn't do that, then no one could go to work tomorrow. Boo Randy!

Last night Rusty wanted to go color the snow at 3am. When I let him out, I was shocked how bright it was outside. It looked more like dusk than the middle of the night. Either the snow reflects a ton of light at night or I've developed some sort of night-vision superpower.


This was taken at 3am in our backyard. I was amazed how un-dark it was outside. There are no outdoor lights on, no flash on the camera, and no special camera settings.


Katie tries to go skiing like her Mom.


Katie and Sophie take their dolls for a stroll.


Cooper is the king of the snow mountain.




The kids loved the snow piles created from all the shoveling.


Katie goes for a spin.






Katie slides down the snow pile.


Katie waves hello to Frosty.


After all the shoveling.