DC Snow Storm 2010

This was hands down the BEST snow storm I have EVER been in. It was amazing. We got anywhere between 28 and 36 inches of snow. Trees were falling down everywhere, power lines were down, and the snow kept on coming! I think the best part was how life here completely slowed almost to a stand still for a few days. No cars, just some snow plows, softly falling snow, and tons of people out walking in the streets. I met neighbors I never would have met. Even borrowed one of their shovels (not the brand new yellow one, though. He was out every 30 minutes shoveling with that sucker and I did NOT want to break his "good shovel"). It was exciting and b-e-autiful!

I tried to get Landon to build a tunnel
with me, but he wanted to work on the car.

I walked down the road to see the power line
that was down, and this tree limb was hanging over the
road. Not yet broken, but cracking as I was almost
going to walk under it. I decided to walk around.
A day later, it's still there. Cracking slowly
until someone's unlucky fate.

I don't think we're getting mail any time soon.

This is where the power line went down. Snow plows
couldn't get down this road. Today I saw people
with their shovels shoveling the road!

Again, the power line down on my road.
We were pretty much stuck.

There were so many people out walking and enjoying
the calm after the storm. Beautiful sunset that night, eh? This moment
really did feel so calm. Except that my hands were freezing.

One of only a small handful of snow trucks here in
the area. In Boston, all the roads would
have been clear with in an hour after the storm.

We set up a tent in the house, just in case our power went out.
It was pretty toasty in there. Here's Taylor and Landon
watching old episodes of He-Man and She-Ra. They love it.

Hmmm....

We went on a drive to the DC Temple. It's only 2 minutes
from our house.