Snowstorm!

I have seen Alabama in a state of emergency with tornadoes but never a snow storm! It's been absolutely crazy how fast and quickly this came on. It started snowing at 9:30 Tuesday and roads froze immediately! Literally every single road in Birmingham was frozen and they described it well...it looked like Armageddon! The amount of cars and people stranded was beyond what you would think! This would be easier for people in the north to deal with, but something Alabama or any state in the south is not equipped for. 

I walked to pick up CK and her friend bc it froze so fast (thank goodness we live so close to downtown and CK's school and anything we need that we can just walk!) Jeremy was at Birmingham country club in mountain brook...only 3 miles from our house so he left his car and walked home. Everyone was walking...for miles to get where they needed to. My friend Jennifer and her little boy Jace came here and then Harper and her mom. They all ended up spending the night bc there was no way to go anywhere. Temps got in single digits that night too! The kids all had a blast in the ice and snow and with our "winter party"! We are so lucky we were so safe and warm and had power. There were a lot of people who weren't as lucky! 

Charlee Kate and Harper in the snow 

Harper, Charlee Kate, and Jace 

Having dinner...they thought this was so much fun!

Looking out....

Jenn's car in the yard...

Our street...these are abandoned cars that couldn't make it up the hill

Snow cream....made with clean snow. It was like homemade ice cream!

Eating their snow cream 

Highway 280....this was just a few hours after the snow started falling and it iced over. Those cars are all stuck not moving 

The backyard...2 days later still like a white blanket 

We are safe and sound...it has all started to thaw finally! The day after the storm, Wednesday, temps did not get out of freezing so things were not melting, but today they did. Yay!!! I love cold weather but was getting cabin fever!