IT WAS THE WORST ACCIDENT I EVER SEEN!!!!

Here is what Olivia and her friend did today...why have I not learned that when children are quiet they should be checked on?

Blizzard snow play

We went outside to play. It didn't last long...but you can't have the biggest storm of the century and stay inside all day!



Sidney and Tom jumping in the 4ft+ mountain that is our backyard.




Emelina sitting in the pile of snow gear after

The Blizzard of 2011!!!

This is a picture of our deserted street. The only cars on the road are snow plows.
For the first time since we moved here the weather was as bad as the news made it sound...possibly even worse. We lost power last night for about two hours. Luckily the little ones were already in bed, so we broke out the candles and ate the ice cream out of the freezer that we feared would melt. We have snow drifts over 4 ft! Tom shoveled for 2 1/2 hours just in half of our driveway so he could unearth our vehicles. Here are a few pictures of our area;

Here is Sidney coming home from school just as the storm was starting yesterday at 4:00pm.


Here is that same spot 16 hours later




Tom shoveling;



Tom after he shoveled with ice forming on his eyebrows.



Our neighbors car!


The wind blowing scallops on the roof.

Christmas

East Coast Road Trip

Tom and I have been wanting to drive the East Coast for some time. So we took the kids out of school for a week and convinced Grandma Jeanne to join us and we were off! We first headed to Williamsburg Virginia; where I forgot to bring my camera.

We then headed south through North Carolina and the Outer Banks. We rode our first car ferry.(this was the highlight of the trip for the girls). On the ferry we saw dolphins(another highlight for the girls)





Our next destination was Myrtle Beach, South Carolina for 3 days on the beach. The girls collected shells, chased the birds and floated down the lazy river.









We drove through Charleston, South Carolina on our way back home. Hot and humid but worth it. So much history and beautiful homes.





Next was the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. We drove through at the end of what they call leaf season....also known as fall! The pictures don't do it justice.



Our final stop was Kentucky, where we made a quick lunch stop at the Original KFC.

First Day of School

My 3rd and 6th graders...they are SO old!