Guess what? Snow! (again)

I know we're running the risk of creating another controversy similar to the infamous long boat blogs, but we have had some more snow, and we really want to share the photos, cause it dumped down this time.

Whilst, some think its a bit weird to have this much snow in April, the kids didn't care (all three of them) and got straight to the task of making a snowman. Lucy christened him 'Frosty'- clever name, don't you think? Caiti then proceeded to eat his carrot nose - she's on a health kick you see.




The general scene... told you there was lots of snow!



Making Frosty... we used a carrot for a nose, a vine for a mouth and daffodils for eyes.



and introducing.... Frosty.


Jo took a while to go through her wardrobe but she eventually found her red ski jacket.



These photos further prove the amount of snow. The Met Office (i.e. weather bureau) say it will continue all morning, with a top temp of 3°C. It was 18° on Thursday and we were commenting on the flowers on the trees and how summer is just around the corner.... oops.

Postcard from Paris

Well, the girls had a great weekend in Paris, by all accounts (except the bank account). They haven't given too much away, but as they say, what goes on tour, stays on tour - except for the photos....




Just a couple of the 400+ photos they took of this Paris landmark.





Three more of the la Tour Eiffel.... 395 to go.



Arc de Triomphe


Not sure where this is... possibly Le Musée National de Grandes Tortues D'or.



Jo didn't buy any fish at the markets, but she did get a new hat....



... which she didn't take off for days. She even wore it to church - Sacre Bleu!


In case you were wondering, Keezee stayed at home to look after the girls, and should be checking out of the institution soon.

Did Someone Say Snow?

Well, our photos of the snow in the garden didn't come out quite as impressive as we hoped, although the video we took looks amazing! Unfortunately, the video to blog conversion takes a good deal longer than photos - but keep a lookout, we'll post it as soon as we can.

So, after all the excitement of the snow died down, we decided to take a drive and find a nice pub for lunch - which we did; the Wotton Hatch has been renovated (although it seemed quite OK last time we visited with Nana & Pop) and looks as if it's now run by Aussies. On the way we passed by our old stomping ground of Newlands Corner and were delighted to find the hillside covered in a thin blanket of snow. It wasn't downhill powder stuff, but there was certainly enough white stuff for a snowball fight and a few pics - there were even some kids tobogganing and making a snowman - wow!

Poor little Caiti had already had too much excitement, and missed all the fun as she was crashed out in the car, but Lucy got right into it. She has since learned that snow is rather cold on the hands, and gloves are advisable of you plan to make a large number of snowballs to throw at your family.


Here we are at a snowy Newlands Corner


Lucy looked remarkably calm before the snowfight


The Snowfight


Mum avoided the snowfight for a while, until Lucy got her with a beauty.... the camera was quickly moved to a safe place.

After we brushed ourselves off and Lucy got over her frostbitten hands, we moved on to Shere to see if there were any goods pubs to eat. Shere is a lovely old village but a bit of a tourist trap at times - the road is so narrow you see, that tourists get trapped in, unable to get out as other tourists arrive. Still, we did manage to take some nice photos and make our escape.


The war memorial and church at Shere


Lucy at the church at Shere (yes, she looks cute with her teddy bear, but it was in fact a secret weapon used to make more snowballs, which she then threw at everyone - no more snow for Lucy).


The White Horse pub was a contender for lunch, but was a bit on the busy side, what with all the tourists and the fact that Man U v Liverpool was about to start.


Lucy and Auntie Tracey (in a hastily borrowed coat) on the narrow, but quaint, tourist trap street

White Easter

Happy Easter to everyone!!

You are now viewing our quickest ever real-life to blog update, as the shots here were taken less than an hour ago. At that rate we could run our own news website - assuming of course that the internet public is keen for news about school plays, dirty nappies, playing in the backyard, etc. etc.

Today's news is that it's snowing - probably not in the running for news story of the year in the UK, but for the Keezee's it's pretty amazing. We struggled through a dark, damp winter with only one small 10 minute snowfall, but this Easter morning it's coming down big time - nice big fluffy flakes. In fact it's still snowing outside as we go to press. Unfortunately, it's a little too warm (3 degs) for the snow to settle on the ground in any meaningful and photogenic way, but we hope you enjoy the pics nonetheless.


Snow bunnies


Snow bunnies starting to feel the cold


Snow bunny with big boofy bloke


Snow!

In other news, Auntie Tracey arrived last night. We told her not to pack too many warm clothes as it weighs down your suitcase and besides, the weather has been quite nice lately - we're not sure why she is giving us evil looks this morning.... maybe it's the jetlag.