Snow Days!

We heard the weatherman's warnings and this time, he was right!  On Thursday, i went to the store to stock up on the necessities and then we went out to a PTA dinner at Pei Wei.

 Sully and Alexis enjoy their noodles

 By friday morning, the streets were sheets of ice and the snow was starting to fall.

We went to the neighbors for playtime and lunch

The moms cheer to the day off!

After lunch we went home for board games 

 In the evening, we had everyone back over to our house for a Pasta dinner!  I made pasta with sausage, and because we didn't have any italian bread, I made my own! All in all, we fed 16 people easily, and the kids all went upstairs to watch a movie after dinner while the parents enjoyed themselves.

After everyone had left, and Gill put Sully to sleep, I grabbed Patrick and Finnegan & we bundled up and headed outside.  It was 11pm, the moon was shining, and the roads were sheets of ice.  We grabbed our sleds and spent over an hour sledding in the dark.  It was a beautiful night, peaceful & quiet, with the exception of the squeals coming from us as we raced down the hills.  It was truly magical.

Saturday was time for snow.  Beneath the 2 inches of snow was a thick layer of ice.  It made for perfect sledding conditions down our street.

All the neighbors enjoyed hours of sledding.

Bailey was not too impressed by the snow and preferred to spend her weekend curled up next to the fire.

Saturday afternoon was filled with boardgames...

and we cuddled up and watched Jurrasic world in our jammies.

Turns out, our snow days would extend for a couple more days while the district dealt with the ice problems.  But these first two days, at home with our family, were super special.