On Christmas morning, it snowed. We had the most snow a Portland Christmas has seen for 70 years.
We couldn’t believe our eyes when we first saw the snow. The kids had prayed for snow, but I had very little faith. We gathered by the windows to watch it.
It snowed and snowed.
And, best of all, it actually stuck. Ilsa made 2 tiny snowmen; the boys had snowball throwing competitions.
By this point, they already thrown all the snow off the balcony, so you really can’t see how pretty it was.
So, who can guess what I got for Christmas?
Best of all, it actually works, focuses, can be downloaded onto my computer, and has a dearth of sand in its sensitive parts.
Planet Nomad 
14 comments
December 27, 2007 at 4:34 pm
Karen Helm
Snow – what great fun for the kids!
December 27, 2007 at 6:38 pm
ShackelMom
Ah, what blessings, both the snow and the great camera!
December 27, 2007 at 9:00 pm
Kris
Nice shots of the kids!
I hope this means we will be getting pictures regularly! 😀
December 27, 2007 at 9:06 pm
js
I thought of your kids when it snowed on Christmas Day. The four kids we were with were crazy with delight. I was so hopeful that we’d get more today and a significant amount, but alas.
December 27, 2007 at 10:12 pm
Wacky Mommy
heh heh heh — it SNOWED!
December 27, 2007 at 11:57 pm
Steph
Yeah! Pictures of your kids! Fun! Congratulations on the snow-did you hear it snowed here in Mauritania too??? Yeah, right. Where’s Elliot?
December 28, 2007 at 1:53 am
Linda
Snow and a new camera–it doesn’t get any better than that.
December 28, 2007 at 9:17 am
Laural
I grew up in Eugene, and I remember the one winter when it snowed. It was magical! How fun for you guys, and for all Portlanders, to have snow this Christmas!
December 28, 2007 at 12:46 pm
travel guides
Enjoy the snow, and hope the global warming won,t keep the snow away from us.
December 28, 2007 at 9:01 pm
gretchen from lifenut
Love the teeny snowman! Congratulations on the new camera. Looking forward to seeing more pictures.
December 29, 2007 at 3:54 am
meredith
Yay for Christmas cameras!
December 29, 2007 at 5:48 pm
LIB
I LOVE when your blog entries are illustrated! Your writing is very evocative, but the pictures add that je ne c’est quoi.
December 30, 2007 at 8:12 am
sarah jane
Hello,
I love your blog! Thanks for sharing your enlightening, entertaining
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December 31, 2007 at 9:38 am
Pieces
Congratulations on the camera! I am as excited as you so we can be blessed by your pictures. At first I thought you were saying you got that pile of Legos for Christmas and I thought “Cool!”
Wasn’t the snow great? Ours quickly turned to rain and wasn’t playable at all but it was magical to see snowflakes on Christmas morning. I’m so glad that the kids had fun in it.