Our 1st snowfall

Wednesday came and it snowed 6 inches! And Matt was packing up to come home. He was in the southern part of the state so it took him all day to get home.

Jonas was the first to wake up and looked outside, knowing it was going to snow over night. He ran to my bed and said,"Mom, it snowed, it's winter now!"

Before Jonas could even eat breakfast, he got dressed and went outside. He loved the snow!

Not sure how Jonas remembered making snow angels but he did. He just laughed and laughed.

As he played, I was on the phone for hours with 5 different heating companies to come over and look at our furnace. Yes...we didn't have heat and I was afraid the 42 year old furnace was done. At 10am, I had a friend talk to me on the phone about how to keep the pilot lit until Matt got home that day. Unfortunately, the electricity went out in our neighborhood an hour later so we didn't have heat or electricity. I was panicking but the boys helped me survive by their enthusiasm about the snow.

It took Silas a few hours to warm up to this snow and get outside. New Columbia snowsuit from Oma and Opa! Doesn't it look smashing? My little Bugaboo!

Drinking hot cocoa to stay warm.

Eating food that we didn't have to cook. Crackers, cheese, cookies and milk.

That afternoon I was in contact with Matt FINALLY! He was out of cell service the whole time he was gone. He was on his way home, when we heard big branches break outside. Here is Jonas climbing on one.

Daddy arrives and everyone is happy again!

Jumping on the trampoline.

Burying the boys in the snow.

Candlelight dinner....luckily Matt remembered we have gas stovetop and can light the fire to heat up some soup and grill cheese sandwiches. Just as we finished eating, the electricity came on. Yeah!

Next day, it was sunny and the snow melted quickly. Perfect snow to make little snowpeople. The four of us and our cat. Jonas let me know,"Mom, there's five of us now in our family. You are one, dad is two, Silas is three, I am four, and George makes five."

Hours of fun in the snow!

Photos below are taken from Matt's trip. He had such a great time! Such beautiful views and fun times with guys but no elk this year.