Close down the town! it snowed

It snowed a bunch last night, so the city was shut down. Seriously, I heard there were police out on the highway turning people around except for emergency vehicles. In their defense, it does get real slick here. The plan for snow removal here in Abilene is simple: wait until it melts (like late afternoon). We got dressed quickly enough this time to get out there before it was all gone and managed to make a Texan snow man- shooter included. By the time we were done, the kids were wet and cold. Dominique doesn't have a real winter jacket, so I had her dressed 4 layers deep, she also went through a couple pairs of mitts (thanks Kim!). Emora stood still screaming most of the time. Last time it snowed, she fell bare hands into the snow and hasn't cared for it since. Ivan was ecstatic about it of course and is now begging me again to dress him up to play in it before it is melted and gone. We put a sun visor on our snowman to keep the sun off his face- don't think it will delay the melting process any.

I don't necessarily want to add to our wet clothing pile, but we have to take advantage of this opportunity. It's not everyday it snows in Abilene!