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We knew snow was in the forecast, but we didn’t realize just how much we’d get. It was bitterly cold yesterday and we got a bit of freezing rain during the day. About 10:00 at night, though…it started to snow and snowed until the early morning hours. We got between 4-6 inches! For your viewing pleasure: a San Antonio snow day!
[1]Grilling steaks when it was 23 degrees…I thought this was cold (look at the “feels like” temperature)!Then we hit -1 as the “feels like” temp……and then we hit -6![2]This is when it first started coming down.[3]He hadn’t gone to sleep yet, so he got to see the late-night snow.[4]He was just a little excited.[5]SNOW![6]It was really coming down![7]The back yard at about 11:00 last night.[8]Last night, Paul had asked Joseph to set out clothes for the morning (this was before it started snowing). Joseph has a pretty funny sense of humor.[9]We woke up to snow in the trees and on the roof…[10]…snow in the back yard…[11]…and snow in the front.[12]She really, really wanted to go out (she missed the night before because she was asleep and there was no way I was going to wake her up for it…it would have been WWIII trying to get her to go back to bed after that).[13]Paul was sweeping off most of the snow…[14]…and then shoveling the rest to get us a good, safe walkway.[15]“Uh, Dad…can you go any faster?” 😉[16]I could not believe just how much snow there was out there.[17]One happy kiddo.[18]Another happy kiddo.She kept saying, “Snow!!!!”[19]Her “cheese” face. We made sure to have them wear their sunglasses because it was pretty bright out there.[20]They were trying to make snowballs, but it was too powdery.[21]This leaf happened to be in the perfect place for this footprint “face” 😀[22]She loved being able to run and not worry about cars. You can also see the edge of Joseph’s snow angel. I didn’t realize that until right now. I wish I had gotten a shot of that![23]She was getting ready to “get” me. 😉[24]Cold artwork (this is one of my brother Gary’s sculptures). [25]Paul pieced this sled together for the kids: old table legs, a board, and a chunk of rope.[26]Bringing the sled back up the “hill” (our driveway).[27]There was so. much. snow.[28]Once again…”SNOW!”[29]Every once in a while, there would be a gust of wind that would send snow flurrying out of the tree. She loved when that would happen.[30]Looking at the “flurries”.[31]This was right before lunch. Paul had cleared off the back patio so that it wouldn’t ice over. Still so, so much snow.[32]Family selfie![33]Ready for Round 2 (we went in for lunch and got into dry clothes before heading back out).[34]Thumbs up with our snowman![35]He was fun to make.[36]A baby carrot for a nose, twigs for arms, and pebbles for eyes.[37]Can you see the heart? 🙂[38]He used pebbles to make a happy snowball. 🙂[39]We were outside for over an hour…I knew they wouldn’t want to come in, but we needed to (I could feel the temps start dropping again), so I used the hot cocoa card.[40]It worked. They both were very willing to come in. 🙂[41]Cold weather calls for tomato soup. I love that I can just throw in all the ingredients, uncooked…[42]…and my blender will not only blend everything up…[43]…but it will cook the ingredients while doing so.[44]Paul told me about cooking grilled cheese in the oven. Uh, whaaaaat?! Yup. Pre-heat the oven to 450 degrees, and prep the sandwiches like you would normally. Then put them on a foil-lined pan and bake them for 6-8 minutes. Flip them and bake them for 6-8 more minutes. Voila![45]Homemade tomato-basil soup and yummy grilled cheese sandwiches for the win![46]The snow on the roof was starting to melt but then freeze again.[47]Icicles!
Videos of Playing and Sledding: 🙂
Two Bonus Photos:
*These two photos are not mine: they were posted on our local news site and I thought they were really neat*
Keeping watch over a very special place to San Antonians and Texans……the Alamo! I am grateful that whoever took these two photos was willing to share with the rest of us San Antonians!
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1 Comment To "Valentine’s SNOW Day?!"
#1 Comment By Barbara Diamond On February 22, 2021 @ 12:31 am
I took a picture of your “baked cheese” sandwiches; I am going to try it.
I got cold shivers just looking at the pictures.