Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow ...

Well, we've had quite a bit of snow fall around here the last few days. No snow today, but is bitterly cold. We're supposed to be getting more snow tomorrow. You have to keep in mind that while snow is common around here on the mountains and more into the Interior, it's not something we usually get a lot of in the Lower Mainland. Naturally, I couldn't help myself, so I've taken some pictures of our winter wonderland.

This is a picture of the younger boys playing in the snow in the front yard the night it started falling.

Here younger boys and dad have just come home from school on Monday. I didn't quite get the van completely cleared of snow.

This is a photo taken from the front of our house looking down the street. I just happened to catch a truck sliding sideways on the icy road.

This picture was taken from the little bridge we have to walk over to get to the kids' school. The slough looked so pretty.

And this picture is taken from our livingroom window looking out across the street.

Ho Ho Holiday Parade

So the boys and I went downtown today to march in the 3rd Annual Santa Claus Parade in Vancouver. We were invited to march with the Children's Wish Foundation. The weather was supposed to be terrible [a storm warning with strong winds and rain], but we decided that we'd dress for bad weather and go anyway. Well, a couple of minutes before the parade started, the clouds parted and the sun began shining. It actually turned out to be a gorgeous day. My favorite part of the day was being able to get a couple of pictures of the boys with some Jaffa from Stargate [filmed here in BC; they had a float in the parade].

This pic has all the boys in it.

This pic has more Jaffa in it.