A True South Dakota Winter Wonderland!
This snowstorm shut down Timber Lake, roads & highways. All Christmas Services at Churches were cancelled as were plans for many! A True White Christmas!!
The evening of Dec. 25th...the snow was piling up outside of my parent's Sun Room.
Morning of Saturday December 26th began the "Big Dig-Out!" Roads were still closed but the clean up began!
The Drift outside the SunRoom was way taller than the kids...almost 5 feet in spots!
A burried house and Garage...
Hmm...wonder where we should start!?!
Matt dug a path to the Sun Room windows because we were affraid the weight of the drifts would break the widows.
Matt digging out the sunroom.
Dad snowblowing his way to the massive Garage drift.SERIOUSLY? DOES MATT GO ANYWHERE WITHOUT A MT. DEW!?!
Hard working boys!!
(Dad & Matt)
Then Jake Kraft showed up with more "Horse Power!" This Rig is massive and dig out the garage in 3 or scoops!
Almost cleared for opening!!
Opened after 3 days of being Snowed in!Brushing each other off...Clint (brother-in-law) brushing Matt off!
This picture and the one below made it on the KSFY 10:00 news out of Sioux Falls, SD. We emailed them in!
Above: My Dad is snowblowing off the back Patio which is waist deep!!
Below: My mom opening her front door. The drift was chest deep and had the door imprint in it!
Matt digging a snow tunnel for the kids.
Ryder helping with the tunnel. Cousin Haylee and Uncle Clint in the bcakground
Haylee peeking out the tunnel.
Uncle Clint tried to climb through the tunnel...unsuccessfully!
Cousin Lisa Schlosser had the same idea as dad to drive around town and see the drifts! Behind her is the front doors to the school. Thank goodness it was Christmas Vacation already!
Looking down Main Street. The road is cleared down the middle but you can see all the businesses drifted shut! All you could hear in town the entire day on Saturday the 26th...was Tractors, Plows and Snowmobiles! Kinda Spooky!!
Grady Kraft using the skidster on Main Street.
Matt, the boys and I ventured out heading to South Dakota to spend Christmas with Family. We drove through REDICULOUS weather conditions...snow, wind, ice and drifting to FINALLY arrive after 9 hours!! So worth it!! DANGEROUS....but Matt and the boys FINALLY got the White Christmas they have always wanted!!
My mom putting out all the goody trays! Mmmm!!
My sister's family arrived around supper time on Christmas Eve and the kids were all eager to open gifts. We decided to let the kids open all their gifts and then the adults opened theirs while the kids played with their new loot! Very enjoyable that way!
Adorable niece Macy with her new baby from "Aunt Beki!" This doll looked FREEKISHLY REAL!!
Haylee loved her Christmas Barbie from Grandma & Grandpa.
Ryder & Matt...both excited to get the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Box Set of movies! VINTAGE!!...to HIM anyway!
Tysen & Ryder with their new RC Helicopters!
Dad was like a little boy...Giddy with excitement...when he opened the Canon Battery Grip for his camera from us.
Haylee fixed Grandma Kris' hair while we opened our gifts. LOVELY!!
Haylee in her pretty Christmas dress...playing Barbies. Just like Aunt Beki...I have hundreds & hundreds of hours of memories of playing with new Barbies (especially on Christmas morning).
Ryder was EXSTATIC to get a Remote Controlled car that looks like "Bumblebee" the Transformer.
First Thing...A Hot Cocoa Break...
Adorable Macy D. in her pretty Christmas dress!
Mom and Grandma Dorothy visiting before lunch. I love mom's barstool covers.
Kannin giving Great Grandma Dorothy some loves. Matt can't resist sticking his head in pictures!
Macy D. enjoying a Santa Cookie!
And even though it had already been snowing for over 24 hours..."The Madness" truely began! It was amaxing that Santa actually found our burried little South Dakota town! 