My Family

My Family

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Winter is Here (with a vengeance)

Our first winter in Alaska was very mild, which was a good way to break me in slowly.   This winter has hit and it is already CRAZY!  I feel like all it has done for the past 2-3 weeks is snow.  I don't mind it.  I mean if it is going to snow it might as well snow a lot.  They are really good about clearing the roads quickly (which is different from Oklahoma and Texas).

Our first snow came about a week before Halloween and it was 2-3 inches.  Then, it snowed another 6 inches a few days later.  Halloween night, we basically had a blizzard.  Ever since then, it has snowed at least a few inches just about everyday.  I feel like we already have more snow than we had all of last winter.  I have asked a couple people from Alaska, and they tell me this is more snow then they remember this early in the season.  I had to dig a path in our backyard for our dogs.  The snow is well above their bodies back there.  I will also add that it has been COLD.  This week it is supposed to be in the teens and single digits at night.  Last year at this time, it was still in the high 20s.

We took Jackson out in the snow for the first time today!  He seemed to like it.  He had a hard time walking in his snow boots.  I'm excited to take him sledding soon!

I love this expression!  This was right when we came outside.  He looks really excited to see the snow!

This is fun, Mommy!

I took this to show how tall the snow is where we have been shoveling it.  Soon we won't even be able to see our neighbors house.  

Luke put Jackson in the snow bank.  He sank all the way past his legs.  He wasn't too happy about this.

Crawling was a lot easier than walking in his boots, falling, and getting back up again while all bundled up.

Playing with Daddy!

Our street - you can see where they plow all the snow to the center.  They leave it here until it gets to big.  Then they come pick it up in a dump truck.  The neighbor kids love this pile.  They play in it everyday after school.  I'll admit it does look like fun!

Luke and Jackson in our driveway