Running out of Room!

This morning we woke up to 10 inches of snow and we are running out of room for it. Some of our snow banks are more than six feet high, our mailboxes are almost covered by the snow, and we are still far away from the spring.

Here's our long driveway:

Standing in front of one of the tallest snow banks at the end of our driveway:

Notice that the snow is higher than our front entrance:

I hope the mailman doesn't have problems finding our mailbox!

Our neighbor's street light will be gone with the next snow storm:

Pink Cheeks & Two Teeth

Freezing at the North Bridge

We decided to go for a quick walk to the North Bridge. It was really cold therefore we had to bundle up more than usual. Emma didn't seem to mind the weather because she was falling asleep!

Emma and Daddy:

My parents holding each other:

"Los dos viejitos"

Atenas didn't want to walk; she was pretending being cold so that my dad could hold her:

The river is completely frozen:

The visitors center:

In front of the North Bridge:

Walking back to the car:

Snow Shoeing

Cameron and my dad went snow shoeing. This was a new experience for my dad and he had a great time. The snow had a perfect consistency and the weather was not that cold (upper teens).

My dad did a great job keeping up with Cameron:

After snow shoeing, my dad grilled some t-bones for lunch. We opened a bottle of red wine and had a delicious meal. I bet my dad never imagined that he would be grilling outside in freezing temperatures.

Warm Day

Last week we enjoyed one warm day with temperatures in the high 20s. We've had so much snow this season that I'm afraid it will be here until April. Our snow banks are getting higher and higher and the one next to the road reaches more than six feet tall. For now we just take it one day at a time and we try to enjoy our warm days as much as possible.

Here we are with my parents. Notice that they are NOT wearing any coats.

Ten Months

Happy Ten Months our dear Emma Carolina! We are enjoying every minute with you.

Giving us a Break

Is it fair to put our visitors to work? It has been great having my parents around since they are more than willing to help around the house. My mom has already cleaned my oven, cooks every day, looks after Emma and my dad is fixing things around the house and shoveling our driveway.

This morning while my mom was looking after Emma, my dad and I went outside to shovel our driveway. It was still snowing but we wanted to get a head start and have it ready for whenever Cameron came home for lunch. The snow was getting thicker and unfortunately Cameron didn't make it for lunch and we also had a couple of extra inches of snow to shovel. Luckily, our neighbors got a new snow blower and they said we can use it. My dad had a lot of fun blowing their driveway and ours!

Here's my dad shoveling the path in our backyard for Atenas:

Trying out the new snow blower: