It finally happened, snow in Raleigh, really the first big one we've had since 2010!
Our snow holiday from school, that continues today, began on Tuesday when Wake county schools closed in anticipation of the storm that all weather outlets said wouldn't arrive until 3 pm at the earliest. My "weekend", i.e., Tuesday morning with all the kids in school, was foiled as everyone was home bouncing off the walls waiting for the snow to start. Here's the street as of 3 pm Tuesday afternoon, not too much danger.
The storm did begin in earnest around 5:30 pm, and by 6:30 pm we were out walking, taking it all in.
Sometimes it's hard to believe when the predicted storms actually come to fruition!
Wednesday morning we woke up to a white blanket across the city and our yard, as well as temperatures in the teens, not expected to rise over 26 deg F. It's such a rarity to have it stay cold after it snows down here.
Meghan prepares to go out and play in the snow for her very first time!
Well unless you count this from last year (which I don't!).
The kids had fun in the morning just exploring the backyard under the new light of snow.
Super slippery snow slide!
Humoring me with a snow picture or several.
Wade Ave at 10:30 am.
Our winter wonderland.
Jack had a lot of fun raking the snow off of various objects in the yard.
Clara's snow angel.
Back inside to warm up.
After lunch we headed out for the kids first sledding experience. I think Brec and I were as excited as they were. Meghan hitched a ride to the hill.
It may look different covered in white, but this is familiar territory for us - it's Jack's rolling hill! Turns out it's an excellent one for sledding as well. First run of the season!
A different section of the hill.
Making the trek back up.
Jack just barely makes it on the sled.
Now taking you inside the action, first person sledding!
Clara runs down the hill with Sydney who seems to have recovered from surgery just fine
Last run of the day... Jack's a little tired.
Snow angels
Jackie boy's snow angel
Our street mid-afternoon.
looks like y'all had a ball.....and I see where the colds came from :) Good times! Very nice post. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteJanuary 30, 2014 at 7:58 PM