Snowed In on a Snow Day!

It's beginning to look a LOT like Christmas!!  We have just survived the biggest snowfall in Minnesota in the last 20 years.  And it was WONDERFUL!  It started snowing on Friday night while we were at "Voyage of the Dawn Treader" for my sister's birthday.  We knew it was going to be a big one so we were excited to see the progress in the morning.  Our snow from the last big snowfall in early November was still lingering, so we had about 6 inches still on the ground.  When we woke up in the morning, we found about 8-10 more inches.  It was hilarious!!  We (meaning I...Braden was suffering from, um, an owie...) shoveled the driveway so we could get out and go sledding!  But the wind was pretty bad, making it less than totally fun to sled.  Still, we had a great time.

We ran from that to my friend's house where we dropped off the girls and then the adults headed out to see Harry Potter for a long-planned double date.  Navigating the roads was the funnest part of the date!  We saw cars stuck on exit ramps and had to drive with our heads out the windows because we couldn't see out the windshield.  It was probably irresponsible to be driving, but we had a great time.  They even ended up closing the mall and the theater (after our movie ended, of course) because of the snow...something that NEVER happens in MN! 

We then drove home and met Braden's friend (in from out of town) in time to shovel the driveway so we could get back in.  While we were gone, it snowed another 8-10 inches.  We now have walls 4 feet high from shoveling and have about 24 inches on the ground.  We literally can't get in thru our front door, so we're using the garage.  I think Braden shoveled off the porch just now, so we should be good to go again.  It was so fun and so FUNNY too to see that much snow!

They also closed the airport yesterday (also, never happens in MN) and today, they cancelled church.  Thankfully, the weather yesterday (besides the snow and wind) was beautiful, so we could enjoy being outside without freezing.  But as it usually happens, the temperature dropped today and we woke up to -1 degree weather, feeling like -21.  Welcome to Minnesota!  We love it!! 

I'll get more pictures up tomorrow...