Freezing Temps!

As you all probably already know, this past week a massive storm hit the majority of the US. It left almost everyone with freezing temperatures and lots of snow. Us New Mexicans didn't see much snow just a couple inches at our house, but o' man it was freezing cold outside. Tuesday and Wednesday were the absolute worst. Monday night it snowed about 2 inches which left the roads super icy on Tuesday morning, and since the high was about 15 degrees that day, they stayed icy all day long. Yes, that means me and the kiddos were trapped inside for the day. I tried leaving the house at one point because we desperately needed milk, but I ended up getting stuck briefly on the icy roads not even a mile from our house so we ended up turning around and going home. Poor Brandon got stranded at work since they had to close down a few roads in Rio Rancho. Luckily our bff's live right across the street from Brandon's work so he was able to go hang out there until the roads reopened a couple hours later.

Owen was really bummed when I told him Daddy wasn't going to come home for awhile. Poor guy sat starring out the window sulking!

Here are me and the kiddos trying to stay entertained being stuck inside all day and then finding out Daddy was stranded. Can you tell Owen had just finished crying. He had a serious melt down cause he wanted his Daddy to come home.

Wednesday was no better, the high for the day was 5 degrees with a low of -15 degrees. Yeah, freezing! New Mexico hasn't seen weather like this since the 70's, so defiantly not in my lifetime. Unfortunately the gas company couldn't keep up with the demand for everyone to keep their houses warm so parts of the state started experiencing rolling blackouts which left many New Mexicans without gas and electricity. The Governor declared a State of emergency and set up shelters in many High Schools around the state for families left without heat to go and stay to keep warm. They also asked everyone to conserve energy by unplugging electronics and turning their thermostats down 10 degrees. So Sad. Luckily we were fortunate enough to keep our house warm. We did however try and do our part and ended up turning down our thermostat about 8 degrees. Needless to say, Wednesday was a PJ day in our household. Poor Brandon had to go to work and ended up with a flat when he got there and had to change his tire in 0 degree weather.

Both my kids LOVE bath time so that is one way we entertained ourselves indoors. Autumn chews on EVERYTHING! Here she is eating her washcloth in the bath. and here she is chewing on my Valentines Day table runner.

By Thursday things were starting to get a little better temp wise so we were able to enjoy Brandon's days off as a family. By getting better I mean the high was 24 degrees instead of 5. Never thought I would say 24 was a good thing! Anyway we had a fun weekend together as a family. Friday night we had our good friend Gavin and his Girlfriend Stephanie over for dinner. Of course Owen had to help me prepare dinner. I tell you, the kid LOVES to cook! Pretty soon he is going to be the one cooking dinner for Brandon and I! The menu for the night was Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches, Baked Potato Fries and Baked Beans. Here he is helping me make some baked potato fries.
Stirring the seasonings for the Fries.
Putting EVOO on the Fries.
Assisting me in opening a can of baked beans.

Dinner was great and it was so nice to spend a evening with some great friends. Hope you all are staying warm in this crazy weather.