Snowy Days

It all started last Sunday (14th) when the snow started falling in Seattle. I called Dad because Mom wanted to know what I wanted for Christmas. He told me that church was canceled because of the snow. Of course, they're not used to snow here. So it was only about an inch or so and the people freaked. Poor Dad couldn't make it up the hill with his new car or Zak with his. They were down to just Mom's.

Then on Thursday (18th) I was finally leaving Utah to go home for Christmas. It was snowing a bit but then it stopped. However, in Seattle the snow was piling on. A flight that was supposed to leave at 11:05 a.m. left at 3:40 p.m. I spent most of that time waiting in the plane on the tarmac. Then it's just been snowing on a off the past few days. Dad still can't get out and Zak has only gotten out once or twice since then. Today we're down to one car. At the moment Dad is trying to boost the battery to make the car start. It looks like he may be able to get up the hill today.

Then the snow kept coming. There's at least 8" on the ground. Seattle is actually in a state emergency because they don't have enough snowplows. It's worse in the city than here.

Front of the house.

Side of the house.

Today Parker and I finally played in the snow. Dad was shoveling most of the time but occasionally throwing snowballs and what was on the shovel at us. I started making a snowman and Dad came up with the idea of using the pile as the bottom for the snowman. It all just went from there. I ended up making the most of him with the exception of Parker sometimes helping or Dad's pile effort. We put the snowman right next to the stairs where Mom backs up into the driveway. So... the snowman ended up an ode to Calvin and Hobbes snowmen. What do you think? Does he look like he doesn't want to get backed up in to? xD