The first two weeks of February were absolutely crazy. We woke up on Monday February 4th to a world of white. We had gotten about 8.5″ or so of snow. Over the next two weeks, we would end up with a total of almost 24″ of snow which is almost unheard of in Seattle. There were so many things shut down. Downside of living at the base of a hill – we were unable to move our car out of the driveway until that Thursday and then were pretty much stuck anyways as the rest of the street hadn’t been cleared. Upside of living at the base of a hill – the kids all had a blast on the hill and sledding with all the snow.
Our yard during those two weeks:
The ducks loved the first little bit of snow and kept running around trying to catch all the little flurries. Once the storm hit overnight while they were in their house, it took a little bit of coaxing to get them to come out of their pen. They seemed ok with all the snow except that they weren’t able to forage. They got super excited and came to peck around your feet if you were able to move some snow and they could see some green. It was pretty cool. They also laid their first large egg. It was huge compared to the normal eggs or even a chicken egg. When we cracked it, it was a double yolk which was cool for Darrell.
The boys (Darrell included) loved spending days outside in the snow. They were out playing in it every chance they could get. I was not quite as excited. I prefer to spend snow days cuddled under a blanket in front of a warm fire with a nice book. They had a ball though. Darrell kept shoveling snow around and kept a pretty good sledding track continuously going. As the snow melted and cars were able to drive in the street, they moved the track to the trail between the houses to the neighborhood park. It was pretty cool and the kiddos loved it. I spent a little bit of time outside with them and got some great photos.
