The BLIZZARD of 2011

We have never experienced anything like!  It was crazy.  As we went to bed on Thursday evening, there was a good amount of snow, but all the MAGIC really occured while we were sleeping.  We awoke to more snow than we even knew what to do with.  Unfortunately the neighbor's snowblower DID NOT work yesterday morning, so we had to HAND CARVE our way out of our house.  It was lovely.  3+ hours of shoveling - just the driveway!  Our other neighbor helped us with our front sidewalk.

We ventured out for a "nature walk" later in the day.  Pulled the girls in their sleds - was fun.  Met our new neighbors... from California.  Just moved in about a week ago.  Bad timing on their part.  The first time their 3 & 4 year olds had seen snow. 

As we walked, we noticed a lot of houses that were unshoveled and COMPLETELY snowed in.  Like snow up to the windows.  Hope they get dug out soon.  Enjoy our pics!

View from our side door - the large pile is our van that is buried under about a 15 foot drift.

View from our patio - drifts across the whole back yard.  As I tramped through them, they came up past my waist!

Our van is buried in the pile behind the white car...our neighbors lent us a roof rake to uncover it.  I'd never seen one - but John was a pro!

John's discovery..... the VAN!

"Digging out" and "Blazing Trails" around the van....

Guess what this is???? Our Grill... Hope it holds out!

Little did Lydia know... even though the car was dug out, the 4+ foot pile at the end of the driveway was not.  We weren't going anywhere.

Finally a little playtime on the pile on our island in front of our house.  The plow did a great job on our court compared to other streets.  We ventured out for a walk later in the day and pulled the girls in their sleds.  It actually turned out to be a beautiful day (after the storm.)