From the frozen tundra...

This is what we saw when we landed in Seattle this past Thursday.  We were on our way to Bellingham and had to make a connection at Seattle.  The flight was delayed out of San Francisco by 2 hours because of the snow storm so we just made our connection walking off of one plane and on to the next.

Cathi met us at the airport in Bellingham and then we drove on to Aldergrove, Canada. Surprisingly the roads were not too bad.  However, it is very cold and hasn't been above freezing since we arrived.

The next day on Friday we drove to Seattle to pick up Nathan since he had 4 days off beginning on Saturday.  Interstate 5 was clear for the most part with only one section that was pretty icy.

Coming back we saw the bus accident in Seattle where 2 buses slid down the hill and almost over the barrier above I-5 onto the freeway.  You might have seen coverage of it on the news on TV.

This is what the front yard looked like on Friday morning.  Notice the snow coming over the eave. It looks as though the roof has been frosted like icing on a cake.

Last night after we got back and had dinner, we decorated the family Christmas tree.

Here's a picture of Grandma and Nicholas just before we began decorating the tree.  Nick is wearing one of his Christmas presents.  Doesn't he look cute.

All of the kids helped to decorate the tree including Nicholas.  Here he is helping with the lights. He thought it was great fun and was fascinated by the lights.

The girls were very excited and had lots of fun deciding where to hang the decorations.  Jordyn liked putting the decorations on the back side of the tree.

Here they are after the tree was decorated all smiles with the exception of Jordyn who hardly ever smiles for pictures.

And here's a family picture in front of the tree.  It's a great picture.  Nicholas was a bit tired at this point as you can see.  It's amazing how the young ones have grown including Nicholas who is almost 3 months old now.  My how time flies.

Here's a picture of Nicholas all ready for Christmas in his Christmas stocking.  Doesn't he look cute.  Pat's friend Dani knitted it for him and has knitted stockings for the girls as well.  It's great to see all the stockings hanging on the fireplace.

Well it's Saturday evening here with the temperature about 12oF.  Snow is predicted overnight and into tomorrow.  It's predicted to snow about 4-6 inches tonight.  Then freezing rain is to follow so it will really be a slippery mess then.  However we are set for supplies so will be able to hold up for a few days if necessary.  So I'll write more later with an update on how things are going.