The Big Snow of '08

Our neck of the woods is known for getting lots of rain, not snow so... to us, this was a lot of snow. (I know my SIL, is thinking "wimp!" right about now because she lives in the barren snow-ridden land of Michigan.)
It started off slow, dropped a little, got sunny & really cold (again, we're not known for our cold temps) down to 11 degrees. That made it alot more hospitable climate for more snow to pile up & it did. We ended up with around 3 ft. of snow by the time we flew off to AZ for Christmas. I was glad to get out of the house & see some sunshine! The kids were feeling a little cabin fever too and are total wimps in the snow. The last picture took 3o mins. of prep work, putting on all the layers with total non-compliance on the part of the kids & we were only outside for 5 mins. before they were crying & screaming because their hands or toes were cold. I'm really luck to have caught the fleeting moment on camera!