Snow-tober!

On Saturday, instead of heading to visit our college friends and their families for a Penn State football party, we were snowed in at home because of a strange October noreaster.  Although we were disappointed not to see our friends, we did enjoy the time together bundled up inside.  We played in the snow, read lots of books (Rob and Ella) and napped (Molly), played, and then made and ate lots of goodies for our own Penn State football party--we made chili-cheese dip, veggies and cheese, pizzas (including our own dough and sauce), and chocolate pudding oreo pie.  Later, after the girls had their bubble baths and were tucked in their cozy beds, Rob and I watched a favorite show together and finished watching it just seconds before the power went out....for a few days.

Ella ready for the snow!

The bushes that we didn't prune for Fall, all bend over.

(They are normally as high as the top of the light post)

winter wonderland

LOVED the snow!

pretty bush

Fall leaves covered with snow

have to get a picture of the holly covered with snow

demonstrating how to make a round snowball

ornamental grasses too weak for heavy, wet snow

snow AND pumpkins?!

holly

ready for a snowball fight

mums nestled in snow

having fun

got Rob with a snowball

shoveling

making pizza dough

ready to mix

Molly on Ella's monkey chair

silly, squinty face knew the flash on the camera was coming

happy girl

Ella's football watching spot (next to the tv and cheese curls)

Molly's football gear

Rob enjoying the game

sisters coming up with a secret plan

kneading the dough

kneading the dough....

then TASTING the dough

(That's the look of someone getting caught!)

Ella's volcano shaped pizza

Molly trying water in a sippy cup

J. Crew's newest model