School cancled due to snow . . . Ummm, what?

They did get snow 84 miles south of us in Vegas. They also got snow 26 miles north of us in St. George, but here in Mesquite, no snow fell. Well I take that back. Three days ago at 7:41 AM a few wispy white flakes blew around in the breeze for about 20 minutes. But nothing stuck.

So, today my kids (Kai and Cambria) enjoyed a day off of school due to snow even though we didn't get any. We are in the same school district as Vegas, so what they do, we do. Funny.

We didn't want to be left out of the of the snow club though so we hopped in the car and drove to Cedar City! Along the way, we saw some unusual sites.

For any of you that frequent the drive between California and Utah, you may recognize "the gorge." At first approach in our car with near to bald tires, the mountain pass looked quite ominous. Tips of the mountain that usually display a proud reddish brown color were dipped in white and surrounded by thick and heavy clouds. Our tires carried us safely through the mountain pass and we were all amazed by the site of snow that rarely ever happens. My children are sure that ogers live in the gorge and they were quite concerned about their welfare. We don't really know how the ogers feel about snow. Hopefully they have soft, cozy blankets to keep them warm and toasty.

We have a favorite sledding spot near Duck Creek. But the weather didn't look favorable and as I mentioned before, our tires weren't in tip top condition so we decided to seek out a new location.

We were very luck to find the perfect sledding hill near and old hospital. And the best part - since all the kids in Cedar were in school (because to them snow in not a novelty) we had it all to ourselves!

We were very luck to find the perfect sledding hill near and old hospital. And the best part - since all the kids in Cedar were in school (because to them snow in not a novelty) we had it all to ourselves!

Cambria had the most fun, I think. She was the one who was best dressed for the weather. Kiera wanted to spend most of her time lying on her belly, eating the snow (thank goodness it was all white!) and I don't think Malachi liked it at all. He had a few moments of pleasure, but I think the four layers of clothing he was wearing made him feel too restricted. As soon as I took of all his snow gear and let him run around in the car, he was all smiles.

Me and my Bubby-chubby-dubby!

I made sure that I packed everything under the sun (plus extra) that the kids could possible need, but I forgot to pack and extra pair of shoes for myself. Kai insists that he reminded me to take another pair of shoes, but I must not have heard him. I don't have snow boots so I wore my tennis shoes. They served their purpose and my toes didn't freeze, but they were completely drenched at the end of our sledding sessions. We had a few errands that we needed to run on our way home in St. George, and I was shoeless. It just wouldn't do. So, our first St. George stop was to Payless. Kai carried me in the store from the car on piggy back. I did have socks at least. I was a little embarrassed, but what could I do? The two sales girls looked at me and giggling said, "you need shoes- it's buy one get one half off ( BOGO!) day" I did however only choose one pair to spend my money on. Though Kai hates the shoes I picked (my girls like them though) he was very proud of me for saving money instead of BOGO-ing.

The St. George Temple is always a favorite stop for me. It looked very pretty with all it's light. The Nativity display played music and quoted scripture and there were two missionary snowmen in front of the window that displayed the statue of Christ.

These are the shoes that I got. I really like them even if Kai doesn't. They are the most comfy flats I have ever owned!

This is how we ended the night. They won't let you take pictures inside this restaurant so I had to settle for the outside. It was really yummy.