Snow Day

After Steve's 10 hour and 15 minute commute between Maryland and Virginia last night, he decided to work from home today. Last night was a mess, but today was awesome. We did all the important snow day activities like shoveling snow,

drinking hot chocolate,


sledding,


making a Chinese snowman named "Tigger,"


and just generally loving life and being together.

I am grateful for winter today, but I can do without the 10 hour traffic jams, thank you very much.

12/16/10: Snow

The first real snow of the holiday season brought us a very happy day. We had "a warm day at home," which is how Mei Li would describe it. We turned on the Christmas music and decorated paper Christmas trees with GLITTER.

Then I sent my kiddos out into the snow.

Hot chocolate and a warm fire were waiting for them when they came back in.


Mi Na tried peas.

More Sledding! 12/29

Here's a video of Mei braving the hill. Please forgive my loud voice. It was very exciting to watch.

A Unique Sunday 12/20

The day after the blizzard, church was canceled. So our friends, who live within walking distance, invited us over to their house for church and lunch. Our neighbor, Melinda, came with us. It was a sunny day and the walk over was pleasant and only slightly treacherous at times.

Church was short and sweet, and most importantly, we took the sacrament. Then we ate hot soup for lunch. Is there anything more comforting than hot soup on a cold day? It was perfect.

Steve spent the next two hours digging out his car. All of our neighbors were out digging their cars out as well. It was fun to see everyone out of their homes. I don't usually see our neighbors out and about.


While Stephen slept, Mei Li and I did our best to help out, but Mei didn't last too long.