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Blizzards are fun when you get to keep your power! Winter storm Nemo was pretty kind to us – we got over two feet of snow (in a single night!), but the power stayed on so we could enjoy it from the warmth of our home!
This is what we woke up to Saturday morning. There’s a plowed street in there, but the snow is so high that you can’t tell!
The kids were pretty excited to get out, but it was a little overwhelming, too! Johnny lost a boot – somewhere, out there. I’m guessing we will find the lost boot (now named Nemo) sometime this spring. Johnny is pretty devastated – he even donned Emma’s old (hot pink) boots and went out digging for it, but no luck. I tried looking, too, but it’s a big yard and a lot of snow!
Once the kids announced defeat (for a few hours, at least), we brought trays of snow in for them to play with inside the warm house.
Somehow the dinosaurs look much more at home in the snow than the Hello Kitty figurines!
How was your weekend? Were you in Nemo’s path?
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Oh those snow cloths are so adorable! Honestly my kids would absolutely LOVE a day in the snow, I should really make it happen this winter. I just read your ‘how we met’ post, I love it, you two were meant to be for sure, I mean biology nerds, what’s better than that?
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MaryAnne Reply:
February 11th, 2013 at 6:23 pm
Thanks! Snow is so much fun for kids :)
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Anna would have loved to see all that snow. It’s amazing that Johnny managed to lose his boot!
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MaryAnne Reply:
February 11th, 2013 at 6:23 pm
He’s pretty upset about the boot, but otherwise they have loved the snow!
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All of that snow! It’s amazing. We didn’t get any, but that’s no surprise. It did get down to the 50s.
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MaryAnne Reply:
February 11th, 2013 at 6:23 pm
I can’t believe how quickly all that snow fell!
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Our yard looks eerily similar, lol. Upon returning home from being out of town, I was shocked by all the fallen trees. Not to mention my house looks like an igloo. What a storm. The kids are the only ones pleased by the whole ordeal. I think they found it to be an adventure.
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MaryAnne Reply:
February 11th, 2013 at 6:22 pm
I was so glad we didn’t have fallen trees to deal with this time around.
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Too funny about the boot. It will show up in another month or two. I’d love to see that much snow. It’s been 20 years since we had about that. It was my Dad’s 40th b-day party and we had almost 2 feet of snow. He’ll be 60 in 2 weeks. LOL!
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MaryAnne Reply:
February 11th, 2013 at 6:21 pm
Maybe he’ll get another birthday snowstorm!
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That’s a lot of snow! I’d love for my kids to get a chance to play in snow like that, but I wouldn’t want to have to shovel it! Looks like they had fun!
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MaryAnne Reply:
February 11th, 2013 at 6:20 pm
It’s been fun for the kids :)
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I’ve been seeing all the crazy photos from Nemo. So glad y’all kept power!
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MaryAnne Reply:
February 11th, 2013 at 6:20 pm
I was SO glad we kept power!
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Cute pictures, and I’m very glad to hear Emma is dressing warmly! During that freak October storm in 2011 I lost my CAR KEYS in the snow while out on assignment at a sledding hill… thank goodness someone found them about half an hour later. We got 2 feet here from this storm, and Parker spent quite a while out there. I had to do video interviews for work Saturday morning but luckily found cooperative people in my neighborhood!
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MaryAnne Reply:
February 11th, 2013 at 6:19 pm
That’s amazing that somebody found your keys! I’m glad this was just a boot.
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How fun! I love, love the snow, and it seems the kids were enjoying themselves. My 4 yr. old has been begging for snow, but no snow here we live in South Carolina, boo! :)
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Love the pictures. It looks like your kids had a blast. I’m glad you survived Nemo and kept your power. My girls would have loved to play in the snow, but that’s something we don’t have in Southern California. :D
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MaryAnne Reply:
February 11th, 2013 at 8:30 pm
The snow is fun, so long as the power stays on!
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Awesome post. Looks like you and your family really made the best of the storm. I talked about the same thing on my blog,as Nemo also hit us pretty hard here in Connecticut. This was the first time we had him play w snow in the house. He had a blast http://fatherlystuff.blogspot.com/2013/02/passing-time-during-snowstorm.html?m=1
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MaryAnne Reply:
February 11th, 2013 at 8:30 pm
My kids never get tired of playing with snow in the house!
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ahhhh, it looks like so much fun playing in the snow.
Ho hum.
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Glad to hear that you were able to enjoy the snow without losing your power. It’s crazy how there are so many storms and climate changes nowadays! We’re far from anywhere snow so I can only imagine how fun it would be to wake up to play in it.
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Adorable pictures! I’m glad your family is safe and that you kept your power!
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I typically hate winter and do not miss much about it living here in Kenya. But this post of yours is making me consider my stance. Looks like the kids had a lot of fun!
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What a lovely snow day you had! Glad the power stayed on. We lost power for just a half hour very early on when the storm was just a gentle sprinkling of snow.
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MaryAnne Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 4:55 pm
I’m glad your power came back on!
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I love these photos – I really miss the snow!
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Has the boot reappeared yet? I’ve been surprised at how quickly our snow is melting…except the mountains where the street was plowed. Luckily those will entertain us for quite awhile! And bringing snow inside? You’re a genius. And super mom.
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MaryAnne Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 5:57 pm
The boot is still missing! We have about a foot of snow left in the yard after some rain and several days with temperatures in the low 40s.
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ADORABLE snow photos!! Hope you find that pesky boot soon. :)
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MaryAnne Reply:
February 15th, 2013 at 9:55 am
I do, too! Emma went searching for it yesterday, but no luck!
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