A week ago, Saturday, the weather was beautiful with the promise of spring in the air. The girls and I went on a run, Matt cut down a tree in the front yard, and the kids got to play in Daddy's truck in short sleeves.
Then, Thursday morning, the snow started coming down. And didn't stop until Saturday afternoon.
We were so very excited! Erika was released from school early on Thursday afternoon and we got into our snow gear as soon as she came home. Thursday evening was spent just playing in the backyard. I pulled the kids around in circles on this metal disc that we have. Matt left work at 12:30 and finally made it home at 4:30. It was crazy slow with most businesses in Portland letting their employees go home before the snow got too deep.
By Thursday night, we knew that Erika didn't have school the next day and Matt's office was also closed. So we made plans to go sledding at Erika's elementary school (4 blocks from our house).
The kids loved being pulled in the sled. They were especially thrilled that they got to sled in the street!
At the school, the little hill behind the playground was full of kids. Erika found some classmates and started to play with them. We all had a fun time sledding....even Matt and I! It was a great workout because Erika was the only kid who would bring their sled back up the hill once they went down. Laurel and Levi would slide down the hill then turn around and start walking back up, leaving the sled at the bottom of the hill! So Matt and I walked up and down the hill approximately 170 times!
On Saturday morning, Matt drove up to the airport to fly to Florida for a work conference, missing most of the snow day fun! The kids and I headed back to the school for more sledding. And more walking up and down the hill for me. It was even better the second day! More snow, more friends, and faster hills.
Wyatt was less than thrilled with having to walk through the ice outside.
We spent the rest of Saturday in the house. On Sunday, my mom and sister were tired of being housebound themselves so they came to our house for a slumber party! Fun fact, the news reported that we get big snowstorms like this once every 5-ish years. Five years ago, we indeed had another big snowstorm. I was days away from giving birth to Laurel and our family came up from Corvallis to help us clean up our house that we just bought and the snow started. They had to get out of town quickly before they were stuck. And, Sarah did get stuck at our house and spent the night because she couldn't drive up the hill to her place. I guess every 5 years, she and I are determined to have a snow slumber party!
School was closed again on Monday due to the slushy/icy roads. I drove Sarah to her school to get her car, which was stuck in the snow since she left work early on Thursday. Now, we are back to our regular schedule and most of the snow is gone thanks to really warm temperatures and rain. It was a fun snow weekend! Looking forward to the next one in 5 years!
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