Winter Cold

We had the first real winter storm of the season and definitely the first for 2011. In less than 24 hours, we had approximately 18-inches of snow at our house...and it was real snow! Not the typical ice junk we normally get. Unfortunately, we also had up to 50 mph gusts of wind in single-digit temperatures, so it was really really cold. Me and the family tried to venture outside to play, but it didn't last too long. Mike, my thrill-seeking husband, jumped on the 4-wheeler and took off in the yard. He quickly discovered that it was too deep, and he could barely maneuver it around. April, our 8-year old, bundled up in hopes of making a snowman. She got preoccupied with eating the snow and chasing the dog, so no snowman. I, of course, grabbed my camera on a mission to snap some great shots. That proved to be difficult because the lens fogged up faster than I could clean it. Tucker, our faithful lab, had a blast! The cold didn't phase him one bit. He took of sprinting and jumping across the yard. He wanted to play, and roll, and run, and play some more. Here are a few pics I took yesterday.