been snowed in

Last Thursday found us huddled up, biting our nails in anticipation of Bradford County PA's first Winter Storm of 2010. the big one. the forecast predicted it...and mother nature delivered. the snow began falling falling falling early thursday morn, and continued to fall throughout the night. the wind howled... our house creaked and groaned under the frigid temperatures. we held tight to each other, our jaws clenched in terror as the candles flickered and the creepy music played...

okay, so not really (the candles, fear and creepy music part). but i sure set that up for ya didn't i? you were feelin' it.

truth be told, a winter storm did indeed smack into us. leaving in it's wake about two feet of actual Snow Fall. But the snow drifts were what did us in. It took days to get outta the mess. We accumulated nearly three feet around our house and atop our roof -Crazy!

We knew the storm was headed our way, so early that thursday we decided we'd take all necessary precautions (aka race to the grocery store and buy up all the junk food and soda in sight). Then we settled in and prepared for the storm to begin...

Just look at our walkway. the snow is waist high on leif!

dad had to do lots of this...until the neighbor brought out the skid loader and saved the day!

once the excitement ebbed, we did a lot of just plain old hangin' out.

and watching the Winter Olympics of course! thank goodness they were on.

can you tell daddy dressed me?

okay, this was a few hours in. we blasted the stereo and did what we'll refer to as "let loose".

a little air guitar goin' on ;) we um, did a lot of this.

Yes. Sam is wearing mittens on his feet....he calls them his "monkey feet"

momma gettin' funky. just look at the passion on my face. an arm raising good time ;)

dancing with sissy...is she not such a dolly? she was asleep for a lot of our activities...so there are (unfortunately) not a lot of pics of her as a result :( she is just a peach though. i absolutely ADORE having a little girl. my favorite daughter ever ;)

then it was time to bundle up and brave the elements.

(it was either that, or try and brave mom and her lack of patience for the next several hours ;)

after getting rid of some pent-up energy outside, it was time for a bubble bath....the kids only took about a billion baths over the long weekend (what can i say... we'd already read every book we own and i was outta creative ideas :)

(do my boys need a haircut or what!)

"shampoo hair-do"

...remember those when we were kids ...(or still?!)

and last but not least, we celebrated Sam and Leif's 5th and 6th birthdays (while being snowed in!) ...they're FIVE and SIX???...what-the-what? where has the time gone?

we tossed a stellar dinosaur/reptile birthday bash...complete with wooden snakes. The boys got a Wii (which also tickles me pink! so fun) from their Mimi, and some odds and ends from us (new sneakers etc...)

make a wish!

Happy Birthday Boys!

well, how was that for an uber post, eh?

last weekend was a lot of fun (and extra special because daddy got to be home for a 4 day weekend! that's a rarity and we absolutely ate it up). i loved that fact that we had absolutely no where to go, and nothing to do but hang out with each other, eat too much, down gallons of chocolate milk and celebrate birthdays! good times......now we better not get another one of those storms until next year. ya hear me Mother Nature?...lol.

ps get ready, cause the next post is all about adeline! i've been horrible about updating on her (huh hanna!) so i'll be sure to get on that.