Day 2 of being snowed in, and there are 30 inches on the ground now. More snow is falling now, with an estimated accumulation totaling another 10-20 inches. And, as an added surprise, school’s already been canceled for the entire week. Well, hoorah!

The boys have alternated between fighting, watching TV, and playing Sam’s DS for hours and hours and hours. I wonder if we’ll have any brain cells left when this is all over?

At least we’ve got something nice to look at in the midst of this horrendous winter!

Alex is 40 inches tall! And we’re still going to get at least 7 more inches today. Doesn’t Peter look thrilled?!

You’d think the end of the world was coming with all the hype surrounding this storm!

But I do have to admit to being a bit freaked out at the mention of ‘thunder snow’. Basketball-sized clumps falling from the sky? I’d have to see that to believe it!

I love that we just happened upon this ‘Sled Run’. I’ve never seen such a place before!

Perfectly clear, totally passable roads = SNOW DAY for the kids. Ridiculous.

Anyway, at least we got to go sledding.

Peter’s been really busy lately shooting interior photo tours. Click here and here to see two recent ones.

After a restless night due to the howling wind (and a killer sore throat), I woke up to see that the arbor had been blown over.  It must have taken some strong gusts of wind to topple that thing!

I thought for sure that Sam would have been scared by the wind, but when I asked him about it he said, “No, I loved it! I’m British, after all.”

Grandma and Pop came over with lunch and gifts for the boys.