play in the snow...are we done yet?

Andrew pushing his sister back up the hill

Lauren going back down....

Can he snowboard on a disc?

Nah....he's going to stick to sledding!

Punkin decides to check out what we're doing.....

Our Christmassy house

We look like we should be on the slopes! What fashion statements!

Don't you dare, Andrew!

Toby is more of a beach dog than a snow dog. They didn't get much snow in Puerto Rico!

Poor squirrel....Lauren is cleaning him off!

Had to take a picture of my new boots!

I never have to ask Lauren to get her pajama's on. She gets ready for bed as soon as she arrives. haha!

Just wanted to show you my work.... you see it every time you're on the freeway heading towards west bremerton. It is right by the Harley dealer. I always thought it was a gym....but that section is physical therapy.... which is part of WestSound Orthopaedics! We have parking underneath with an elevator! It is a huge building and all our business. Pretty cool, huh?

The snow is going to go away. I bought snow boots. Whenever mom fills her tub for the power to go out....it doesn't. If I buy gloves, boots, whatever....no snow. Newton's law. That's why I bought them! haha!

Andrew and Lauren are sleeping. They stayed the night so the parents could finish their Christmas shopping. When they got here Andrew asked if we could go play in the snow. So I put on my new boots (which worked great) and we went out.... the pictures. It was fun. Our hill isn't steep enough to get any speed like Karla's... but we had fun. Came in to hot cocoa and dinner. Papa is a good papa. Then we watched some tv, computer, Lauren and I played Connect 4.....just hung out. It was really nice. Papa and I were getting tired of each other. Nice to have someone else to bug.

It is snowing outside. We're not getting as much as Poulsbo and Silverdale. I've been watching the radar map (it's listed in my sites I like under weather map).... and it's been dumping there all morning. We'll have to see what the roads look like.

Well, Christmas is officially starting! Merry Christmas Eve! We're suppose to go to Libby's for prime rib dinner. Hope the roads work out for us. Papa works til 6. It's going to be crazy there for him! Tomorrow we're suppose to go to my mom's for dinner. I hope we can. Crazy weather.

Have a safe and fun Christmas Eve! Don't forget to leave out the cookies, milk and carrots!

our weather forecast:

Wednesday/ Christmas Eve will feature a one-two punch. Just after midnight Wednesday morning, we expect a very weak trough of low pressure to move through the area, bringing some areas of light snow to the region (could be hit-and-miss) with about 1" of new accumulation in the passing showers.

Then, around mid-morning, a stronger storm comes inland to our north. This will spread moisture over the cold air still stuck in place here. That should mean what falls will start as snow.

As we get into the early afternoon, warm air will begin scouring out the cold air and snow levels are expected to rise to about 500 feet in the metro area. That should change the sea-level areas to rain, but the cold air will be more stubborn up north, and also elevation will keep snow going in the Cascade foothills above 500 feet.

A WINTER STORM WARNING is in effect for western Snohomish, Skagit, and Whatcom County areas (basically the general I-5 corridor from Lynnwood north to the border), and the Eastern Puget Sound foothills (basically, anywhere east of Lake Washington above 400-500 feet) from late tonight through Wednesday evening. We could see as much as 2-6" of new snow up here.

The warning is also in effect for the Hood Canal area for as much as 3-7" of new snow.

For the greater Seattle -Tacoma area, southwestern Washington, and northern islands we have a Winter Weather Advisory in effect for the same time frame. Here, accumulations are expected to be around 1-3" before the change to rain.

But we still can't shake the cold, as cooler air will move back in on Wednesday evening, likely dropping the snow level back to sea level again. In the storm's wake, we'll see scattered hit-and-miss showers that could be quite intense as the atmosphere becomes unstable Wednesday night through Christmas Day.

New accumulations with these storms will be quite variable depending on whether a shower finds its way to your home and how long it sticks around. You could get anything from 0 to 3-4".

Snow showers taper off Christmas Night.

Friday will see a warmer storm and is finally the knight that slays the snow dragon. It might briefly begin as snow, but should change to rain fairly quickly and stay that way. The rest of the weekend will feature rainy and breezy conditions, with highs in the 40s. I'll have to check and see if any outdoor swimming pools will be opening :)