To Everything a Season...

And winter is here as most of you probably noticed by the white fluffy stuff you have outside. I know, more snow pictures, you'll probably all be wishing you could throw snow balls at me by the end of the post. But we're still excited that the snowy part of winter came to our house this year, usually we have to go hunting for it in the mountains. We've been enjoying it from the comfort of our own home for almost a week now I realized from the pictures. So this was our first round of snow last week when Mr. Tech was gone to Indiana for four days. A. Sus came and kept us company and made things ever so much funner.

First steps outside.


We had to sit Leroy some where, the snow was to wet. Of course big brother thought this was a great idea, and Leroy doesn't seem to mind either.

Collision, or maybe a rearender.

"If he can why not I."

It was great packing snow so Phi met his first snowman.

He wasn't to sure about that guy...

"here Mom I'll hold him at bay for you"

We told Phi to give the snowman a hug and he retreated across the deck to the door. Then he came back and wanted the snowman's hat..

He put it on his head and then gave it to A. Sus and gave the snowman this look...

"Ha, Ha I got your hat," or something to that effect.

Leroy enjoying the snow.

An Oregon Junco

Mr. Squirrel

Our finished snowman, as you can see he was a bit tipsy and had toppled within an hour much to Phi's delight.

So this was last Wednesday approx...

Saturday it was snowing all day and we drove around for the last time with out chains as we ran around town and up to Vancouver. On the way back we saw all the Semi's pulled off before the bridge as OR was requiring them to chain up by law.

And this was Sunday morning, we had to dig ourselves out and put chains on. Thankfully we had gotten some, just in case, the week before or we wouldn't have been going anywhere.

The main street on the way to meeting. It was very dry and would have been fine driving without chains if everything had been plowed. But OR does not expect this much snow in town so it took several days to dig every thing out. The snow plow didn't come down our side road until yesterday (wednesday) and farther out pretty much required four wheel drive or at least a tall vehicle with chains.

The meeting room, where only about four families made it this morning for a late and short S. S. followed by Lord's Table.

There's the swings by Sunday night, I think we had about 15 inches in the end.

This is going down the wheel track on our street Monday morning.

Phi trying to dig out his truck.

The masked man we've seen running around our house recently.

Snow laden Fir Tree branch

Winter Aerobics

Before

After
Ah, the satisfaction of a job well done.

Our icicles.

Yummy!

Oh no, our yard has been taken over by small snowman!

"What does this stuff taste like?"

Well our snow is working on turning to slushy puddles now, it's been dripping all night. Hopefully we don't have any flooding problems in the basement. We've certainly enjoyed it well it was here, hope you've had as much fun with yours.