We made it all the way through December without winter like weather. It was amazing actually…we had MANY days in December that were over 60 degrees…a few even close to 70! We were beginning to think that we would have no snow at all this year. We were wrong though! Early in the week, the forecasts was indicating that snow, and a lot of it was on it’s way. And by a lot, I mean 1- 2 feet in the D.C area. As the week went on, the forecast was actually stating it was going to be a blizzard with the heavy winds. The forecasters were so focused on the weekends blizzard, that Wednesday night’s snow of one to two inches sort of fell under the radar but wrecked havoc on the cities rush hour. Trips that should have taken 20 to 30 minutes took folks four to five hours! Justin even went out in it to Target in Reston in preparation for the blizzard and said that the roads were bad and he was sliding in our neighborhood. Everyone heeded the warnings and grocery stores were insane and shelves quite empty already by Wednesday night.
Thursday morning there was still snow on the ground and schools were cancelled. The girls and Ludmila went outside for a few minutes. This was Ludmila’s first time in snow! Pretty puny in comparison for what was to come!
Thursday afternoon I went to Whole Foods to get the last of what we needed for the next few days. Granted, it wasn’t like we would starve with what we had; however, knowing that we were going to be stranded for at least a few days, I would much rather be stranded eating delicious foods than crap.
The snow started about 1:00 Friday. By 6:00 p.m, there was already a decent amount on the ground as we walked to the Fosters for dinner and drinks with the neighbors and walking was already proving difficult. In fact, Justin fell as he was holding Avery just before we got to the Fosters house and really hurt his ankle. Despite his being in extreme pain all night, we had a fun time and by the time we left to come home after 10:00, there was probably already a good eight inches on the ground.
Saturday morning we woke up to snow, lots of it….and it snowed all day until close to 10:00 p.m! The day was actually fun and we didn’t get the least bit stir crazy. The whole house slept in until 9:00 a.m. and while the girls did watch two shows before breakfast and watched one show before bed, there was no T.V watching or IPAD playing during the day. We spent a lot of family time centered around delicious meals and spent some time outside shoveling and playing. At first all the girls were kind of hesitant to go out, especially since the snow was still coming down hard and in their faces. However, they ended up having fun playing while Justin and I were shoveling the driveway. Avery eventually went in because she was too cold, but Emerson and Harper just kept on playing. They were having a great time despite their cheeks being ridiculously red and their hands and feet and hair frozen. 
