And the backyard.
It was THE perfect snow. What's the perfect snow, you ask? Here are the qualifications:
1) not too little, not too much. about 2-6".
2) must show up on the weekend, when there are no plans to go anywhere.
3) cannot bring along its friends Rain, Sleet, and Ice.
4) has to melt within 3 days.
Officially, we got 5" in the backyard and 6" in the front. (Byron was very scientific about his measurements.) Don't know if we'll take the kids out to play, yet. We just don't get enough snow here to justify buying a new snowsuit and boots every year so the kids wouldn't be able to play long anyway. We're having plenty of fun inside though.
I love all the light we get in our south facing dining room from the sun reflecting off the snow.