Snow @ Sandholm Ranch

The Midwest has hit Seattle, and we have now gotten more snow than our family in Iowa has this entire winter. We got enough snow and ice, in fact, that Gabe worked from home today. The snow hit during last night's commute, and Gabe decided to wait to leave work until 7:30 PM to not join everyone else out on the roads. However, it still took him approximately two hours to get home, and he passed cars that people had just abandoned on the side of the road and freeway because they couldn't make it up the overpass or the on-ramp because of the ice on the roads. The Malibu made it just fine, until Gabe got to our own driveway. As you can see by the photo, Barbie had to stay outside last night because she didn't have enough oomph to make it all the way to the garage.

It's going to stay really cold in the Seattle area over the weekend, so we're going to have the ice and snow for the next few days. Gabe says he is going to try and make it into work tomorrow, so it's a good thing we live right next to major highways and the freeway. Based on the news tonight, it doesn't look like the snowplows and trucks have done much in the way of cleaning off side streets, so I think a lot of people will be waiting until things melt before they get out of their houses, especially those that have hills to go up or down (which is almost anyone in Seattle!).

This is also Sullivan's first snow storm! We dressed him in his Hawkeye jacket and went out to the front yard to capture the moment, but I don't think he was that impressed. Oh, well. We have it documented for him, nonetheless.