The big snow, parts 2 and 3

Our snowy house

I am sure most of you have seen the national news coverage our area has received recently. To put this winter into perspective, here are some facts:

• this is the "snowiest" winter DC has ever seen (72.8 inches at Dulles as of 2/11)

• the DC area has gotten more snow this winter than Buffalo, NY

• the Federal Government was closed for an almost unprecedented 4 days

• I have been out of work now for 6 days, and MORE snow is in the forecast for Monday and Tuesday (We surrender, Mother Nature! Please, show mercy!)

Fortunately, we never lost power like many of our friends, so we always had ways to entertain ourselves. We had lots of fun with Liam--watching him play, reading to him, and dressing him in his new 6-9 month sized clothes. Geoff and I read books and watched movies, but we also worked on the house a bit. Besides our continuous shoveling of the sidewalk and back deck, Geoff painted the main level hallway and did our taxes. A tad bit of cabin fever did set it, but that was quickly remedied by walking Bella in the cold and snow! I now have lots more sympathy for the Ingalls family in Little House on the Prairie's The Long Winter. Enjoy some of the photos from the big second and third rounds of "snowpacolypse and snowmageddon."

Can you spot the Civic?

Bella on our shoveled sidewalk

The view from our front porch

And what do nearly 5 month old babies do while snowed in?

lounge and play in pj's and slippers

read with Daddy

teethe

and smile!