We ♥ Snow on Valentine's Day

As I have noted in previous posts, the one thing disappointing about living here is the limited prospects for snow. On Wednesday night everyone was making preparations for Valentine's Day when Marcey looked outside and noticed some strange white particulates falling from the clouds. This was not a light dusting, but a full scale blizzard for these parts. Everything was white except for paved surfaces which nevertheless developed some icy spots. I helped McKenna turn her pajamas inside out (to support the snowday superstition) and went to bed with a feeling that pajamas or not, schools would be shut down in the morning. The next morning, we received the automated phone call from the schools announcing a full day closure despite anticipated sun and temps in the 50s. Here is the backyard before it could get direct sun:

In the morning the girls got some play time to frolic in the white stuff before it was gone without a trace by midday:

And as a result, Valentine's Day has now been carried over an extra day this year. Snow and two days of "I love yunz", what could be better.