an extended winter break

After two weeks of Christmas vacation, the kids were scheduled to go back to school on Monday.  That all changed Sunday night when we got our first snow in three years!  Bryce was patiently waiting its accumulation. 

We sent the kids to MeMa's on Sunday night to get snowed in at her house.  They broke out the snow toys and had some fun on Monday morning instead of going to school.  

Jason and I enjoyed waking up to a winter wonderland at home and not having to go out in the snow!

The temperatures stayed cold, so we enjoyed the snow at home on Tuesday since school was still out.

Things changed drastically on Wednesday when our water supply stopped, and we had to adjust to cold temperatures and no water. This kept school closed on Wednesday and Thursday.  Emmy went back to school on Friday, but Bryce was still out. 

The boys were able to get an early start to their Snowshoe trip since there was no school on Friday.  

The boys had a great time and will never be happy at Wintergreen again.  

We woke up to another round of snow on Saturday morning.  Emmy and I had our fill, so we stayed in bed and relaxed.

Emmy and her friends are all turning 13 this year!  She went to a birthday party on Saturday to celebrate her friend Emma.  They went shopping, had dinner out and then had a fun sleepover.

I picked Emmy up early Sunday morning for a meet.  It was a rocky start on bars with a mishap, but she powered through on the beam next and got a first-place score!

This was just an in house meet with only her gym, so it was good to shake off the dust after a month off from competing.  Emmy went back to school today and Bryce has a two-hour delay, so Jason is trying to get him back to school form their trip in time for a class or two.  Here's to a little more routine and normalcy this week!