The Snow of Jan 10, 2010

Well - this was one for the record books.... a HUGE January snowfall in Atlanta. We made sure we partook of all the fun it had in store for us. The pictures are not in the correct order - but you'll see how busy we were today. We found out that we have a great sledding hill in our backyard. Our yard is mostly flat, but we have 1 little hill... and it rocks!Megan loved it and got some serious speed going. So much so that mommy even wiped out (to avoid a huge bush in the face - at least that's my story).Megan took that as an opportunity for a "snow tackle." One of the highlights of being "snowed in" is that we asked Natalie to come be snowed in with us. So she came over last night to stay during this frosty freeze and to have lots of fun in the snow and of course, brought Shadow (her dog/our adopted dog) with her.

We tried to build a snowman... but we spent s0 much time sledding that by the time we got out to build our HUGE snowman.... there was a sheet of ice (which is now over 1/2 inch thick) on top of the snow and it was impossible to roll a snowball. So we settled for a little guy....

One of the funniest things was having Megan ask Natalie to help her make a snowball....

so that she could throw it at her....

We made snow angels....

Nicole came out for a little while this morning but it was a little too cold and hard to get around so she spent most of her snowday, inside. But she tried to cheer on all the activities.

I never really thought about the fact that Tom would still have to work today (since he works from home and we had no power outages), so it was a real treat for Megan that Natalie was here. Megan and Natalie got to stay outside when I had to come inside with Nicole. And, having Natalie with us was a REAL advantage for Megan because....

Natalie created her own tow rope to get back up the sledding hill (thanks Shadow for letting us use your leash)....

And that was "luxury"....

Compared to what Mommy says...

"You can do it Baby... you take the sled down, and you bring it up!"

We even hooked up a tow for Nicole.....

Nicole thought enough was enough! Her shoes kept coming off, her mittens wouldn't stay on, and her hat was in her eyes..... what's a girl to do?

But even with baby grumpies.... the fun must go on!

Even Shadow was excited to join in the sledding action!

Shadow was always right there to make sure Megan was having fun and staying safe.

Nicole opted for the safety for her new wagon over the sled.

I hope all our friends and GA family had fun on your snow day - and stay safe tomorrow. Unlike most GA snows, this one doesn't look to melt off in a day. So, we'll be out sledding tomorrow I'm sure, since it'll be all ice! Hopefully our neighbor boys will be home soon (they are snowed in downtown) because Megan is really wanting some sledding buddies (we miss you guys Mandy - get home safely!)

And Tony and Dawn - THANK YOU for finding us sleds last year. Who knew that a few weeks into winter we'd already have used them for 2 GA snowfalls. They ROCK!