The aftermath of the storm

Well, the 2009 Ice/Snow Storm is officially over for us. The skies have cleared, the kids have come out to play, and the adults have come out to inspect the damages. At least it ended with a few good inches of snow, so the kids finally had something to play in!

Here's how everything looked at our house after the snow:











And some of the casualties around our neighborhood:











Once again, we're really glad we got rid of all of our Bradford Pear trees!

Elizabeth had a great time playing in the snow. Here she is all bundled up:



David pulled her sled around the block, and she thought that was an awesome ride! Of course, he had to pull her in the middle of the street, because we weren't sure all the tree limbs had finished falling.





Then, she got to play in the backyard (away from all the icy trees):





Her favorite part was knocking down all the icicles, of which there were many!




We even made a pathetic attempt at a snowman, however the snow wasn't sticky at all, so that was pretty much a bust!



All in all, we fared pretty well - especially since a lot of our friends are still without power! Now, we just have to wait for everything to thaw out, which might take a while based on the current forecast.