Snow day!

Durham got snow, again. It started on Christmas evening and must have continued throughout the night because we woke up to about 4 inches of snow outside. We decided to get dressed in our snow gear and go enjoy it. Here are some pictures from our excursion. Bella loved running through it and eating it, but Shawn and I decided to build a snow family.

Shawn was really good at showing me how to get enough snow together to create a base, middle and top for each snow person. After we created the snow people we added a snow puppy (next to the snowman in the Cougar hat) and a snow cat (next to the snowwoman).  The last picture is of Shawn standing next to his snow self petting his snow dog. Yes, we are strange. :-)

It's snowing in Durham!

Today Shawn and I were going to get a Christmas tree. He told me this morning that we should go early because it was supposed to rain today. He was wrong. Of course we didn't get out early enough, and it was afternoon before we got ready to leave. It wasn't raining though. It was snowing!

At first it was just a sprinkling--wouldn't even count as snow in Ocean Shores, and we know that even a little snow counts there. It kept coming though, and by the time we were leaving Target with ornaments in hand, the real snow had begun. We decided to skip picking out the tree today, and instead headed to Petco. We really just needed some standard pet care supplies, but I felt it was time for Bella to get a coat.

I chose a red and white snowflake fleece. (The crazy part--she is a large! It's a tiny bit too big for her, but not by much. I can't believe how big she has gotten.) We headed home, put the Christmas decor down, and suited up for a bit of play time. I got to pull out my wonderful North Face boots and my snowboarding jacket, and we got Bella all dressed up.

Shawn and I thought for sure she would not like the snow. She hates going outside in the evening because it's cold. But the excitement of the snow beat out the dread of the cold. She had a great time running around, eating snow and just playing. After that it was time to head inside, have some cider and now do homework. Jack enjoyed the snow from the window. Although he would have loved to go out, he is strictly an indoor cat. Overall, it was a wonderful Saturday, and a great first snow day in Durham.