Snow day!

We had an unusually long Christmas Break this year, not heading back to school until Jan 7. It was snowing that day and when we woke up on the 8th this is what we found! About 12-18 inches of snow had fallen overnight. Curtis got a phone call early in the morning. I knew he was dreading having to go shovel at the school, so when I heard him say "Hallelujah!" I knew it meant we were having a snow day.
So, after going back for one day of school we had another 3 day weekend. It was so nice not to have to get everyone out in it and just stay cozy and warm together at home.

back yard - deep enough to completely cover the garden boxes 

looking out our northeast door. It always piles up here due to the swirling action of the wind. 

Looking to the northwest. See how buried the trampoline and bushes are...

a better look at the trampoline. I love how the snow is lying on the trees. A winter wonderland.

I had promised the kids we would do gingerbread houses during Christmas and New Year's for something to do to fill time. But we never got to it with all our trips. So, because of the unexpected day off and no plans, we decided it was a good day to make gingerbread. However, I could not find the cookie cutter I have that makes tiny houses, so we had to settle for regular cookies. I did trek out to to the grocery store for candy to decorate the cookies with. Kami came over for a couple of hours in the afternoon and we had a good time decorating and eating cookies and candy.

gingerbread

Kami deciding whether to decorate her cookie or just eat the candy...

decided to put this piece of candy on the cookie

lots of decorating going on

Hannah got artsy with a baggy of frosting…

Hooray for a Snow Day!