Baby, It's Cold Outside

One of these days, I'm going to have something more interesting to blog about than the weather. Not today. In the last 24 hours, we've received over 16 inches of snow. John's been able to get to work, but Ella and I are going stir-crazy being stuck inside for so long. All schools in Denver and the surrounding areas have been closed for the last two days. The roads are awful, and my hatred of driving on ice has left us with no choice but to wait it out.

Ella looking out the window yesterday morning:

By mid-morning she finally talked me into playing in the snow:

Did I mention wind and blowing snow?

Rosy cheeks:

By 6:00 P.M. I may or may not have been waiting by the back door when John got home. I may or may not have thrown Ella into his arms. And then I may or may not have bolted in the opposite direction. With a bottle of vodka. Just kidding :)

Seriously though, twelve hours indoors with a 3 year-old is a LOOOOOOOOOOOOONG time.

John reading to Ella when he got off work (notice, she's wearing only one sock):

This last picture was taken this morning. We have a fenced-in patio that leads to our garage. The fence is about 5 feet tall. Needless to say, getting to the garage is an adventure.