Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Blizzard 2011 (dun, dun, dun!)

In case you didn't hear, Chicago-land had a major blizzard last night. Chicagoans aren't snow wimps, we get lots o' snow every year. But 20inches in less than 24 hours? That's one for the record books. We (and everyone else) was snowed in, so we made the most of it. We bundled up and headed to a neighbor's house. Then on the way home, all our awesome neighbors were also out shoveling, playing, sledding down their stairs, taking pics and chatting about the crazy winter wonderland all around us. We could barely drag Gabe inside, he loved it!
Here are some of the pics (while I'm still feeling giddy about the snow):












Sorry for the 2nd post in one day!

18 comments:

everythingismeowsome said...

Yikes....is all this Alabama girl knows to say about that.

Janet said...

Tons 'o snow for little bit o'Seoul. YAY! We had a mega-storm like this early in the season...with lots more on top of it. Getting tough to figure out where to put it all.

Gabe sure seems to enjoy shoveling. Fun times!...for now, right?!

Christine said...

Lots of blizzard fun in your neighborhood! Gabe does look so happy to be out in the snow. I bet he's a tired boy!

Birdie said...

I'm so glad Gabe likes the snow. Good for you guys to get out! We got bundled up (which took about 30 minutes) to go outside for what lasted about 5 minutes. The wind was kicking ~ You are so right, one for the record books :)

sue said...

oh, i love it! the snow has been so.much.fun. it looks like gabe is a true fan!

Michelle said...

Wow, talk about some serious winter weather! I've been watching it on the news...yikes! I do love the pic of Gabe and the snow ball that's half the size of him. Super cute!

Kara said...

They definitely weren't kidding about the snow! Looks like you all made the most of it, and Gabe had a blast!

Grace said...

snow my goodness!!! that's a lot of snow! we had 2 major storms like that last year and it was absolute madness...my SIL said they could feel the house shaking during the storm! at least gabe was able to have lots of fun with it!

and, i just have to tell you, my word verification word for this comment is "fries"....yum!

kelly said...

These are some really awesome photos of Gabe in the snow! You have quite the little plower/shoveler on your hands :) And I've said this before but I'll say it again - I love your neighborhood.

Kari said...

So cute! Love the one of him holding the big snow ball!

IP Journey said...

Looks like Gabe had a blast! I like how you put him to work with the shovel!

Rach@In His Hands said...

Your neighborhood totally rocks. I love that you could all enjoy the crazy snow together!

Gabe, as always, is such a cutie-patootie...and my favorite picture is the one of you two together!

Colleen said...

love that first photo of you and your boy! and you are so lucky to have such great neighbors. most of mine suck. :(

Min said...

Great photos of an awful snow. I love the photo of Gabe shoveling!!

Krista said...

20 inches in 24? Wow! Looks like you all had fun though!
I love the backyard garages, so quaint!

Anonymous said...

Oh my goodness! You got SNOW!! I think we got half of that, and it was still quite an event here in southern Ontario! It's funny to see Gabe against snow drifts as big as him! What a great experience for kids!

Christine @ 12,450miles said...

Hi, can I move in?! Pretty please?!

I love all this snow... and all the fun you are having in it! It's becoming clear this winter that Spencer is really not a fan of the snow. That said, there's no sidewalks to play in like Gabe has. I think he'd have much more fun with you guys out there!

Mi Yeon said...

WOW! Too much snow!
I can't live...:)
You and Young Min looks so enjoy in this much snow.
I love his all pics. He is so cute!