{"id":2670,"date":"2013-10-20T19:21:33","date_gmt":"2013-10-21T00:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/?p=2670"},"modified":"2013-10-20T20:36:05","modified_gmt":"2013-10-21T01:36:05","slug":"snow-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2013\/10\/snow-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Snow!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We awoke to our first snow accumulation this past Friday!<\/p><\/div>\n

We were excited to wake up to snow on the ground this past Friday! The kids had no school, so they had the chance to play outside for a while.<\/p>\n

We had about 2 1\/2″ total by about 9am, but it was all melted by lunchtime. From what I understand, this is typical in Colorado Springs.<\/p>\n

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The view from our back deck!<\/p><\/div>\n

I’m glad I got the boys new parkas and snow pants, but I guess they could use some boots soon. Where do I begin to get some?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We were excited to wake up to snow on the ground this past Friday! The kids had no school, so they had the chance to play outside for a while. We had about 2 1\/2″ total by about 9am, but it was all melted by lunchtime. 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