Snow Day

It never ceases to amaze me how the weather can be so drastically different from one neighborhood to the next.  Yesterday, several of my co-workers and I went to lunch in downtown Bellevue and when we arrived, it wasn't snowing and there was no snow on the ground.  When we left less than 90 minutes later, it was snowing super hard, the ground was completely covered, the roads were pure slush and compact snow, and traffic was piling up fast.  It took us nearly a half hour to drive from Lincoln Square to the 405 on-ramp!  Once we got out of downtown, roads cleared up and by the time we arrived back at work in Factoria, just 2-3 miles away, it was not snowing and there was NO snow on the ground.  Crazy.

All weather reports were warning against massive snowfall overnight last night through today, so Corey ended up staying at a hotel downtown since he had a client in town from Hawaii that he had to be in the office with today. If the reports turned out to be true, he'd risk not being able to make it into the office if he didn't stay downtown. 

There was no sign of snow when I went to bed, but it started up sometime between 3-4 a.m. (I only know because I was up with J, who's been having some horrible sleep issues the last few weeks and likes to be up for 1-2 hours in the middle of the night). While the reports were right in that it snowed, it didn't snow nearly as much as they promised --- in Ballard, we only received a total of two inches by this afternoon; however, we all know that even a dusting of snow can shut down the city.  Day care was closed so I worked from home and J and I enjoyed a cozy day at home together, after taking Roxy out this a.m. (J didn't even really seem to notice or care about the snow he experienced on the walk). 

J was GREAT all day - he kept himself entertained for a majority of the day with all this toys, crawling all around the house, napping, eating, clapping, dancing, and trying to get all of Roxy's toys in his mouth.  It was so fun to have an unexpected day at home with him and be able watch him have so much fun.

Corey made it home safe and sound early this evening and when he walked in the door, J got the biggest smile on his face and speed crawled over to him --- it was the absolute cutest thing.  I think he really realized that he hadn't seen Corey in awhile since he doesn't normally get this excited about seeing either us at the end of a normal day.  Melted my heart.

Hopefully that was the last of the snow we'll see this year - I love how it looks, but hate the craziness it causes around here!

Here are a few photos of our snow day at home.

Time to play!

"Oh. My. GOD....What is all that fluffy, white stuff?!?"

The kiddos.

"Man, this snow stuff is interesting."

"I am really good at 'working from home' with mommy!"

"Gotta get just ONE more toy outta this bin!" (As if there aren't enough toys to play with already.)