More SNOW.

This is what I do not like about snow: Its a WET, drippy mess and its not going away any time soon. Snow clothes are cumbersome with the many layers. Oh how I long for a "mud room."

Compare this photo of our curly willow with the post from yesterday. The top half of our tree has broken off. Yes, those bent branches are broken. Notice that you can barely see the rock wall that is normally about 2 ft off the grass.

Again, compare this picture to the post yesterday-- a bit more snow and ice.

Summer's snowman is burried.

Dylan took this picture of an icicle hanging from our roof. We just don't see weather like this in Oregon very often.

Dylan and Jarom are playing outside.

Jarom is holding a giant chunk of ice.

This icicle is hanging on my neighbor's house across the street. I took this from my front door-- not really wanting to venture too far out into the elements.

Look at how much ice is covering our branches. There are so many broken trees and branches all over the city.

Here's our Christmas corner. We have been extremely blessed this year. We are thankful to all of our friends and family and for really BIG boxes that make our tree look even fuller. What the kids don't know is that I am good at disguising small things in big packages. Aren't I sneeky? We feel pretty spoiled and are grateful for the great experiences and memories to come!! I am also grateful that I got all of my shopping done BEFORE all of this nasty weather hit. I had a feeling that I needed to be done early. Now I know why.