The Snow Fell Down

The last time it snowed in Corpus Christi was 2004. But since we already had a hurricane this year (and the last one of those was 1971)... well, why not? A couple of weeks ago the temperature dropped down below freezing and the storm came in, with snow starting to fall after midnight (which thankfully Becky was kind enough to wake me up to see). In the morning, it was still on the ground... probably about 3 or 4 inches of it. It was perfect, wet, snowball/snowman making snow. So we engaged in a snowball fight, and the kids had an all around fantastic time doing something that northern kids do every year. Usually we're building sand castles this time of year, so it was something different.

So based on current weather patterns down here, we should expect snow again sometime in 2030, give or take a few years. Better go buy a snow shovel now to be safe.

It's the Holiday Season!

It's that time of year again - the most wonderful time of year! The cold weather has arrived (and left and arrived again). This time of year it never stays too cold for too long. A week or so ago, Paul had a piano recital, so he had to dress in his Sunday best. Not wanting to miss out on an opportunity to do so, Becky got the other boys dressed up as well, and we got some photos for our Christmas card this year. Here are the boys, looking fine and dandy:

And even though we got a lot of great smiles, this last photo sums up how they felt about their photo shoot... yeah. Merry Christmas!

Cold Turkeys

The last couple of years we've headed up to Missouri for Thanksgiving, but this year we couldn't make it due to work scheduling issues. But we wanted to do something fun with the extra days off, so we decided to go camping for the holiday. We had our turkey on Wednesday and used Thursday to drive to Guadalupe River State Park to hang out and camp. I was surprised to find out that camping on Thanksgiving is apparently a popular thing. I'd originally tried to get a campsite at a couple of other parks, but everything was booked up. Either way, Guadalupe River turned out to be a pretty nice place to spend some time and camp out. We weren't as prepared as we should have been, specifically for the cold weather that hit us. On Friday morning, the temperature read 37 degrees, so it was fairly cold for those of us who have been living in steady 80 degree weather for quite some time. The park has a pretty nice area down by the river, which itself was extremely calm and crystal clear. The boys enjoyed throwing rocks, climbing in the trees, and even wading in the chilly water.