Earlier this month the Charlotte-area was hit by about eight inches of snow and ice — a rare snowstorm for the southeast and the most snow Charlotte’s gotten in about 10 years. While this storm would not have caused anyone much concern in the Berkshires, it was major news and shut down the city, schools and businesses for three days. We survived and enjoyed the snow… but the two of us trying to work from home, combined with a very active little boy and ALL activities, museums and libraries closed led to a chaotic week.
Each morning after about an hour of indoor playtime, Noah would bring us our shoes, along with his and say his favorite word … “outside.” Over and over. We had a lot of fun with our neighbors out in the cul-de-sac and Noah indulged in his first sugar cookies at a Valentine cookie decorating party our neighbors hosted — which was a nice break and got all of the kids together inside. Noah always enjoys checking out other kid’s toys and slamming other people’s doors, drawers and baby gates closed … so a new house to visit was quite a treat.
On to some pics of the “monumental snow” …
Noah had to park his car in the cul-de-sac, like everyone else. (Everyone as a hilly driveway!)
One of the few kids in Charlotte with a proper puffy coat thanks to the hand-me-downs!
The neighborhood.
Snowy cul-de-sac. View from our house.
This guy LOVED the snow.
Pushing the stroller through the slush up to East Blvd, which surprisingly had been plowed.
And just a few days later… PUDDLES!
Noah picked out his own outfit on Valentine’s Day. He was really into boots for a few days.
Acting like a boss at the playground after the snow was mostly melted.
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