Snow - Good for Shoveling and Sleigh Rides

The first snowfall of the season arrived on Friday - delivering nearly 8 inches before ending in the evening hours. Dave worked from home and it's a good thing he did...at noon the road was in whiteout condition.

One hour later everything was covered in a couple of inches of snow. Will could hardly wait to get outside during the blizzard conditions to shovel (pronounced fa-vel).

Father and Son preparing to dig out! I think Will learned from the last cold outing...he let us put gloves on his hands.

We had fun shoveling the driveway but each time we cleared a few columns the snow had covered our hard work. It was impossible to keep up but we had fun.

In this rare picture, William is seen shoveling in a straight line. He usually makes swirl patterns...much like crop circles.

He looks like a natural. I wonder if William will still like to shovel when he's 16?

On Saturday we finished the shoveling with a team effort so that we could drive to one of our favorite places - Lawrence Farms. The family owned fruit and vegetable farm provides year-round enjoyment for our family. In the Summer, Will feeds grass to the horses. He was excited to see them up close when we arrived for a sleigh ride.

We completely lucked out to get the sleigh all to ourselves. Kevin Lawrence and his dog Sam took us for a ride around the farm. We had such a great time - this was a first for each of us...and this may sound hokey...but our sleigh ride experience was every bit as fun as the classic winter song, Sleigh Ride.

Our adventurer charging on through the snow that was up to his knees.

Ahh...a good place to rest after climbing my little Everest.

Then we went inside the Orchard store for hot chocolate, hot cider, and yummy cider doughnuts. We petted a reindeer (not sure which one) and spotted the jolly Ol' Man himself...

Will was a little shy around Father Christmas - Santa offered a piece of chocolate and a sleigh bell - Will carefully accepted the holiday gesture under the watchful eye of Daddy.

It snowed again on Sunday - about another three inches fell - bringing the grand total to 11 inches.

It must be getting close to Christmas -- we've seen reindeer scouting out landing spots for Santa's sleigh.

So...you better not pout...you better not cry...I'm telling you why...