Our long & winding driveway

What a beautiful morning! We got a lot of snow yesterday, and it's the kind that is sticking onto all the tree branches and every surface. The sun was out early this morning and everything was sparkling like mad. Our driveway was like a crystal entrance to a winter wonderland...







I shot those photos above about 11:30am, after the sun had been doing its work for a while melting some of the snow already... early this morning on the way to Sam's basketball game, it was amazing. I love this first snow, especially when it sticks to everything.

The ice underneath is pretty darn wicked, though. Walking through the parking lot into the gym this morning was a real treat.

Sammy had a great game... I lost count of how many points and rebounds he got, he did so well. Some days he is just on fire with the ol' b-ball...



Yesterday evening, on the way to our friends' house, Sammy was wondering out loud why everyone calls basketball b-ball, but we don't say v-ball for volleyball or f-ball for football or s-ball for softball or s-ker for soccer... "oh, wait," he said, "that one doesn't really work." Duh. We found that conversation really funny. Guess you had to be there...