Happy (Snow) Birthday to Jack

Happy Birthday to Jack!

We had big plans for today to celebrate Jack. We were going to go to the Newseum and then, later, The Source for dinner. That didn't happen.

Instead, we got the biggest snow ever in December (I think based on this story). But, rather than spoil the day, it made for a pretty great present for Jack. He loves snow and these sorts of days. But, they always seem to pass us by. The running joke around here is to take whatever the forecast is, then divide it in half. With that, you've got the upper limit of the snow that we'll get. But not today...

This is a picture from early this morning, maybe 8 am. This is not long before Jack shoveled the stairs. By the time he was done with our little walk and these stairs, there was already 1/2 - 1 inch of snow on the areas where he started. In all, it looks like we got 17-18 inches of snow since about this time last night. SO FUN.