May 2, 2013

I woke up to the sound of my phone's text alert letting me know that school was cancelled today.  For snow.  I knew the forecast and expected a few inches at most, not the 13+ that we actually got.  It was that super heavy snow that breaks all sorts of branches and knocks out the power.  But it was pretty.

Last night I made sure to mention to the girls that we would probably be waking up to snow today so they wouldn't be surprised.  Ada's reaction when she actually laid eyes on the day were, "No, it's not winter anymore, it's spring!  The robins are here and it's warm, not cold!  I'm moving to Florida forever!"  Did I mention she's 4?

Well, after I went out and knocked some of the snow off the tree branches that hadn't already snapped, Ada and I went out to play and do another hen check/ egg check and took a few pictures of the record breaking snowfall while Emma napped.

Our backyard.

You can see the broken limbs and the depth of the snow in relation to the cozy coupe.

I feel bad for the chickens- they do not like the snow.  They are ready for these Minnesota shenanigans to be over.

Since it had been in the 70s for a few days and we were wearing shorts and flip flops, we put the water barrel back up...apparently a bit too soon!

Ada helped me shovel this pathway to the garage but mostly she enjoyed playing jumping, falling, and eating the snow.

Me and my Ada boo- she wanted to make a silly face.