Oh, what do you do in the wintertime?

...when the roads are iced over and the metroplex does not have snow removal equipment.

These are a few of the things we have done at our house over the last 2 days since there has been no school due to this lovely monster storm and freezing temperatures.

Fires in the fireplace. (Peter's favorite thing the other night was chopping firewood in the freezing cold. Crazy, yes but I love him!)

I should have a picture of hot chocolate too because it has been a staple.

Made sugar cookies yesterday. This kept me and the kids happy for quite some time. Glad we did it yesterday because we had no power when we woke this morning for 2 hours.

Arabella stayed in her pajamas all day on Tuesday. I figured they were warm.
Taken care of a sick Jon. He has been smiling through most of it. Fever and cough since Sunday and I would have gone to the pediatrician today but they were closed on Tuesday and Wednesday. Motrin, tylenol and apple juice have been great!

Joey was thrilled to go out and move the snow (yes that is a shop broom). He managed to sweep the snow off of the 1-2 inches of ice underneath but he had fun. No school Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday- I am guessing not Friday either. He has loved watching movies and playing at home.

The backyard Tuesday morning. It was a serious storm during the night. Peter and I had a hard time sleeping through it.

I am not sure why he decided to sweep the snow on the grass but he was having fun and had been sweeping the gutter.