This is definitely a little bit too much.  After a week long sub-zero and snow, it’s a hassle to get out.  This morning I measured the thickness of the snow on top of our picnic table and the official record is 13 inches.  As I parked my car at the bottom of the hill, we have to walk in this thick snow for about 200 yards before driving anywhere.

But someone is having a ball!  Our friend, Matthew, is from Iowa and he certainly found home on the slide: