It began with a late-evening tweet. I love being in a school district that wields social media like a boss:
Modern Times
It began to snow Thursday night. All week, this February storm had been predicted as a doozy. I think that’s the word TV meteorologists learn in school. Flights were cancelled before the first flakes flew, so I had a feeling schools would follow the lead.
We went to bed knowing Friday would be lovely and lazy and loud, but not knowing how much white stuff would pile up as we dreamed.
Surveying the snowy expanse
There was a lot.
3 Snow Angels
Dogs Love Snow
Dogs REALLY Love Snow
The day brought a mix of romping, fighting, and pajama-embracing. Less than 50% of us actually got dressed. It also brought a chance to do schoolwork without pressure, which always makes it a little more appealing.
Plus, school doesn’t have puppies.
A chance to do homework that would have been late...ahem.
Legally-sanctioned school ditching is fun!
February is all-about hearts and stuff, so it wasn’t necessary to make an excuse to use my new silicon heart pan for a fun treat. I surveyed our cupboards and refrigerator, noticing fresh lemons and lemon juice. I determined a lemon cake for dessert was fate.
Nothing to do but make a cake. Poor me.
It was as good as it looks.
{The cake and the day}
Oh, I LOVE these photos. Actually Ivy wouldn’t let me scroll down until she inspected every bit of those awesome heart glasses.
Steph
What a great way to spend a snowy day. I love the pictures and I bet the cake was devoured quickly.
Looks like a wonderful day – the cake looks AMAZING!
You know I’m a big fan of lemons…and cake. I love that we had 2 days of non-stop snow and now the sun is out. LOVE Colorado for that!
Ooohh love the Cinnamon rolls– you inspired us to bake some on Saturday — we were snowed in til about noon that day too! Snow days can be so great in my opinion. All the white stuff can make driving and doing things difficult but it’s Colorado so a mere 24 hours later, we can drive on I-25 like nothing every happened right? 🙂
…soooo jealous! We actually got snow but it didn’t stick and they didn’t cancel school. I absolutely adore snow days!
Beautiful pictures….beautiful kids. And that cake made me drool.