It Snowed. A lot.

In case you were buried deep in your own igloo and didn't hear, Snowpocalypse hit DC earlier this month, followed shortly by SnowverIt (or SnowYouDidn't, if you prefer). All the storm names were quite humorous. Total accumulation reached about 30 inches around our 'hood. The snow was absolutely beautiful coming down in wondrous silence, but it got to be loathesome hanging around for so long. Despite the mess it caused in our nation's capital, Team CZ got to spend 11 consecutive days together without a peep from EZ's work. Bonus!

Round 1. 16ish inches of the white stuff. Here's what the backyard looked like as it started to come down:


Tommy found a new fun play area to pass the time - the kitchen sink. The kid loves the bubbles.


"Boo! Boo!" He got to break in his new winter boots. They're a bit big on him, so it makes for some great unintentional comedy as he tries to clomp around the house in them.

Contemplating the meaning of life against the snowfallen backdrop. Or making number 2. I can't tell which...

We figured it was about time we put that Christmas wagon together. He was a good assistant until I had to kick him out for moving pieces and parts all over the place.

The maiden voyage back and forth across the living room.

The end of Round 1.

During a break in the action, we trudged over to Nidhi's place to watch the Super Bowl and eat delicious pita pizzas. Tommy signals Touchdown! It was our first outing after being holed up for 3 days, and we were surprised to see so many signs of life out there.

We hear that the Monday after the Super Bowl is the day on which the most U.S. workers call in sick. There was no need for area federal employees to do that this year, as the government was closed down that day. And the next. And the next. And the next. And the next. What a week! To celebrate, we got out of the house again. Fresh air two days in a row! To heck with cabin fever.

Where The Wild Things Are...our spare bedroom.

Round 2 of the winter snowstorm extravaganza landed on Tuesday of that week. Tommy doesn't look happy about it.

Lots of baking took place during the week. Here Tommy waits for chocolate chip cookies. We're stingy with his sugar intake, and didn't give him a bite, poor guy.

As the end of the week arrived, the realization hit that EZ would have to return to work the following week. But not before the President's Day holiday! Double Bonus! We headed out for drinks with a friend at Bistrot Du Coin.

The view of Dupont Circle from our walk.