Snow days

Yes, It's that time of year again when we get snow and the kids get official days off from school. This year most of the area storms have hopped over us and dumped on new york city.
But we finally got some snow this week. all of 4 inches and it was very fast falling and a wet heavy snow (which does more damage to tree and power cables). It started to fall at the peak of rush hour, so Many many people got caught in it going home from work which took them 4-13 hours to do. Luckily we know what the area is like so we stayed home all day and just watch others get stuck instead!!!.
We also was lucky not to have any power failures too, we were deeply concern for this as William is a little young for another 40 hours without electric ( I'm too young for no electric too).
So we have been having fun playing in the white stuff. while Mike cleared the car and parking space!!

The boys FINALLY got to use their snow disc.

Mike takes a break from clearing snow.

William not too sure about the white stuff. But makes a cute blue teddy bear.

I also shot video of the boys sledding.

Ashton is okay he just hit his head on the wall. the mom in me panicked!!!

Boys First War game!

As most of you know Mike paints for and plays war games.. Little miniature figures that on a large board fight each other .
Mike like the historic games, but little boys being boys like machines and aliens.
One the the presents this Christmas was the stuff to play a game on the kitchen table. Mike had painted up "an army" each for him and the boys and he also worked out and brought the items needed to turn the kitchen table into a battlefield.
So today was the first time that they got to 'play'.
Much to the delight of Mike.

Tom's Army

Ashton's army and the pigs he rescued.

Mike's Army

The battlefield.

The scenery.

Of course Tom Won. and Ashton captured the pigs.!