After what felt like the quickest Christmas break ever, we only had two days back at school before we had our first two snow days of the year, and a bonus long weekend!
And what a storm it was. With headlines telling of the impending bomb cyclone, we were prepared for A LOT of snow. For those who, like me, had never heard of a bomb cyclone: it happens when there is a large drop in pressure within a 24 hour period, and brings with it extreme weather conditions.
In our case that was a foot and a half of snow and brutally cold temperatures. There was massive flooding along the coast, with some of the most incredible photographs and videos of the destruction. The cars stuck in frozen rivers of slush made me feel very lucky not to live near the sea. Have a search for Storm Grayson if you’re interested!
The calm of the day before belied what was to come, but we got ourselves prepared (the empty shelves in the supermarket were hilarious) and hunkered down for the storm.
The storm itself was impressive and it snowed for most of the day. Beginning the process of digging us out wasn’t much fun, but making snow ice cream was.
After the snow stopped, it looked beautiful, but there was a lot of work to be done. The extremely cold temperatures meant that the snow needed to be cleared before it froze over night and became far more difficult to deal with. With our driveway, a snow blower is a must!
The next day, my daughter could not wait to get out in it! The snow was very icy by the morning, so snowmen were out, but snow painting was perfect.
It’s hard to imagine that much snow, but it’s so beautiful against the blue skies, and the icicles (while lethal, to our roof and us!) are so pretty. I still laugh when I see the piles at the side of the roads, and the trenches dug to clear sidewalks! I’m very grateful that my husband was here for this storm (he has a habit of being away during snowstorms), as I wouldn’t have fancied digging out the pavement in front of our house after this particular storm!
The snow stuck around for the rest of the weekend, so there was plenty more fun to be had. Digging and sledding and painting. So much fun!
That face says it all!
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And here I was impressed by our light dusting at the beginning of the week, I don’t think we could even comprehend that amount of snow in Cornwall! I bet trying to dig your way out of the drive in the freezing cold is an almost impossible task although I bet the kids are always excited to watch the snowblower. Snow painting looks like so much fun, it’s clear your daughter loves playing in the snow.
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Digging out is definitely an experience, one I’m getting more used to, but I’m still amazed by the amount of snow that can fall in such a short period of time!
Wow an incredible amount of snow, with had just a sprinkle this year.
I love the snow painting idea
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Snow painting is a family favorite :)
It looks beautiful with all that fresh snow! And the snow painting is lovely. Beautiful photos, too! #CountryKids
Thank you, fresh snow and blue skies are hard to beat!
I am so jealous, we never get snow here and whilst the rest of the country was covered, all we got was rain. Looks like you made the most of it
The kids love the snow, and are always itching to get out in it as soon as they can!
Wonderful photos. I always say I’d love to live in the US or Canada where you get hot summers and ‘proper’ winters but you’re post tells that there’s more to it than beautiful views and tobogganing. And what is snow ice cream? The decorated snow or something you can actually eat?! #CountryKids
It is something that I love about living here, the ‘proper’ seasons! I can cope with the snow knowing that we’ll get a great summer. Snow ice cream is definitely for eating (must add a link to the recipe into the post!). You can find it here: http://mumturnedmom.com/2015/02/11/make-snow-ice-cream/ :)
Oh wow beautiful snow. Yup I can’t imagine that amount of snow. So lucky to have your husband in with you, I wouldn’t fancy digging you out either! Good job you all donthough! #countrykids
Yes, the digging out can be a bit of a nightmare sometimes!
I feel cold just by looking at it. So pretty and I am jealous in some ways because I havent seen snow in quite a while. I miss it! #countrykids
Yes, it was pretty cold! But, still, very pretty and a lot of fun :)
Wow that really is deep and of course I expect nothing less than painting and ice cream to follow for you guys! #CountryKids
It’s become a tradition :)
Oh my gosh all that snow!! I love the snow although I like it more when we don’t have to drive anywhere and can spend the days just playing. It looks so pretty. Very beautiful pictures #countrykids
Thank you :) I definitely prefer the snow when I don’t have to go anywhere!
I never knew about snow painting. Loved the photos especially the last one. What a beauty smile!
Thank you! Snow painting is probably our favorite winter activity :)
Living in northern Ontario we got a fair bit of snow too. However not as much as you did from that storm. The snow looks like it was as high as your snowblower. Great pictures.