Growing up in Minnesota I remember loving winter and playing for hours out in the snow. I'd dig tunnels in the pile of snow the plow would leave at the end of our driveway. One year dad even froze over our back yard for our very own private ice rink. I remember going out right after a storm when all the snow was still left on the trees, I would hike through the our back yard forest and enjoy the silence and crunching of the snow. I remember walking on the lakes (MN has many)and looking down to see the white bubbles or air pockets under the dark ice.
Because we live in VA which gets little to no snow, I've often felt our kids are going to miss out on all the fun snow can bring. I'm glad we're here for the biggest snow storm on record in the DC/VA area. We live in a neighborhood full of kids but as we've been out playing we've noticed no one around. It makes me sad to think of all the fun they are missing out on. Hurray to SNOW!!!!
