We don't get it often, so it's exciting when it comes our way...and Vegas got more than we did by a long shot!  Monday was a prelude to Wednesday!  My Mom got lots!  We got a little wet spitty stuff that day.  Wed. afternoon, hubby called to see if we were getting any...he left for home around 2:30, didn't get here 'til after 7.  Turned around on the road to the pass...no chains.  The back way home wasn't much better.  He made it, though.  We only had little flakes through the afternoon and evening, nothing exciting.  No sooner did everyone bed down for the night than it started...snowed all night long.  We got a little over an inch, nothing much compared to the 8 inches in Henderson.  But enough to have a blast in!

Snow Cone syrup on SNOW!

Fred, the snowman...because it was a beautiful day in the neighborhood.  He met an untimely demise mid-morning!

As the fluffy stuff melted off, we had things to tend to, among them picking up candies for our annual gingerbread house building melee!  Two notes to self for next year.  Baking sheets of gingerbread and cutting pieces from baked stuff makes for uniform pieces, not the "rustic" look!  Next...remember this is best as a 3 day process...a day to bake, a day to build, and then a day to decorate!  We had a hurricane house, which fell apart due to too much weight...I put the houses together in the afternoon, and we decorated after dinner.  Next time, separate days! 

Today, we will make a trip down to the newspaper office...6 yo ds won 2nd place in their Christmas coloring contest!  He's excited, and considering how to spend his $15 gift card!

10 "rustic" houses, 8 antsy children, 1 ti-ered Mom...4 hours of sleep, 3 cups of coffee,   6 days to go, and a yard full of me-elted snow!

Lost a post yesterday about soccer, in a nutshell, dd's team took 3rd in a field of 12 teams!  'Nuff soccer for the year!

Blessings to all!