A Snow day in Washington

It is unusual to have snow in Washington...it is even MORE unusual to have snow in Washington in February. In fact, according to the news, the last time it snowed this late in the season was in 1993...and it has only snowed this late 5 (now 6) times on record. Because it doesn't snow very often, it is cheaper for the area to simply shut down rather then invest in snow removal devices and drivers for such things. Which is why a little bit of snow can become a big problem. And when I say "a little bit", I really mean it.

In New England, we would call this a "dusting". But, in Washington, this much snow means NO SCHOOL.
See the joy on these faces? This is what happens when 3 little kids go to bed with their pajama's on backwards because they were told it would result in a SNOW DAY...and, as far as they are concerned, it worked.
Cass was *almost* able to build a snow fort. Instead, she settled for a small corral for the squirrels she is determined to catch. New Englander's will probably get a chuckle at how debilitating this much snow is for the folks out this direction, but when you just aren't accustomed to such weather...well, it's better to just stay off the roads and instead spend the time scraping together every little inch of snow in your front yard just to construct ONE snowman. That's dedication...or desperation...we haven't decided which. And we don't really care. Today was a snow day, and that's all that matters to my 3 little happy monkeys.