The "Big" Snowstorm

We were promised a huge snowstorm. So huge, flights were cancelled and schools in neighboring cities were closed in anticipation. We did get snow, but it was not quite as exciting as promised. To top it off, this weekend should be in the mid-to-upper-40's and thus ... its not here to stay.


After we got Brooke from school the snow was actually was coming down pretty hard. I figured I'd put the kids to work, so we put on the snowsuits and grabbed some shovels.


It looks like Brooke is slaving away here.
She did shovel out the path in front of her, however ...

After 5 minutes of shoveling she sat down,
refused to do any more,
and demanded hot chocolate.

Ryan, on the other hand, shoveled less than his sister.
And the shoveling he did do?
He removed snow from the trees in the front of our house. Very helpful.

After he finished his "shoveling",
he spent the rest of the time throwing snowballs at me,
while I did all the hard work.

I thought one of the perks to having kids was free child labor? I feel like I got the short end of the stick here :(