Nemo found New London

The big news this week was all about Nemo, the monster blizzard, hitting the northeast coast. Schools were closed Friday simply in anticipation of the storm, which really did not begin until Friday evening. In the end we were left with about 2 feet of snow, which seems like a lot of snow until you look at some of the totals from MA or CT in the 30-36" range! I'm glad we were spared that, to be honest. Two feet is plenty enough snow.

The weather didn't stop blowing until Sunday morning, so that was the first we could really get out to enjoy the new powder. We made the most of our Sunday with sledding at Twin Lake Villa (also known as suicide hill for the huge boulders dotting the long steep hillside- there's got to be over a foot of snow to even try to sled here). Haley had her first real runs down the sled hill and she was all smiles. Aiden was coated with an ice rime by the end of the morning from all the powder blowing up into his face off the sled. But he loved it too.

After dashing home, eating lunch, and having a power nap, we sped off to Mt. Sunapee for some afternoon skiing. Since the forecast is calling for rain and slush tomorrow, this may be the best snow fun day we get all winter... so we made sure to enjoy it. Or at least Andy and i enjoyed it. The kids appeared to be having a blast sledding and skiing, but when Andy asked them at the dinner table what their favorite part of the day was, Haley's answer was "taking a nap!" Aidens: "playing Legend of Zelda on the Wii while Haley napped." Sigh. Sometimes you can't win as a parent.