Big Snow!!

It started on Friday night...
At noon on Saturday we already had 9 inches on the back patio.
At 2:30 there was already 15.5" with no sign of it stopping!
So Ellie and I stayed inside and baked some cookies...
... and decorated the tree.

On our first attempt to go outside and play we both got all dressed and as I am zipping up my coat Ell starts taking off her gloves. She wants to start over. We take off her coat then put the mittens back on and followed by her coat (again). Off to play...
As we are about to step across the threshold she turns and looks at me and says, "Mommy, I have to go potty." Of course! Off to the bathroom...
I take off my coat and gloves, then Ellie's coat, gloves, hat, and scarf. Unzip her snow pants. Pull down her sweat pants then panties. Then put Ellie on the potty. Wipe. Off the potty, up with the panties...
Wait! "My panties are wet!" Of course!! Off to the bedroom. Off with the boots, snow pants, sweat pants, then panties. We put on clean (and dry) ones and we begin to redress when she looks at me and says, "I don't think I want to go outside now. We'll play later." Hmpf!
We finally went outside around 6pm. Schatzie found a path next to the car port to go exploring.
Ellie made it up to the backyard... And yes, she is standing up!
Shatzie running along her "potty path". Ellie is behind her trying to help with the shoveling.
Making snow angels.
Posing next to the yardstick... it says 15.5" but it wasn't all the way to the ground.
She insisted on taking her mittens off. We didn't last much longer after that happened!
A pretty snow day smile.
Ellie and I in the wintry fluff.
The back patio around 8pm... It is still snowing!
Bundled up and getting warm before dinner.

Update: When we woke up this morning it had finally stopped snowing, the reports say 18" total, and at now to start digging out of this mess!!