Today was our last chance to get out and explore before the snow.  Yes, it is supposed to snow…more on that later.  We left relatively early this morning to drive down to the Springs.  When we got there the weather was great.  The sky was a brilliant blue, there was snow on the ground in spots.  Pike’s Peak was mostly hidden behind incoming storm clouds, but as the day progressed and the clouds moved east, the snow-capped peak was exposed.  Beautiful!

Hayley and I thoroughly enjoyed Garden of the Gods…our reason for making the 90-minute trek south.  Lots of pictures have been posted on my facebook page, but not yet on here.  The res is too high right now, so once I adjust the pics I’ll post them on the blog.  After the Garden we headed to a shopping mall in Aurora so I could get a jacket at the Tilly’s there.  The store in Westminster told me they carried the jackets.  The store in Westminster lied.

Back to Lafayette.  We could see the storm clouds move in as we drove and rain pounding the plains.  Hayley is very excited for tomorrow’s snow.  Not that I’m not, I am too.  Yesterday the forecast was calling for 5-8″ of snow.  That’s a lot, especially for our area.  Today, the forecast was changed to 8-16″!  The National Weather Service has even issued a Winter Storm Warning from 6am tomorrow through 6am on Friday.

Hayley and I probably won’t travel further than my yard tomorrow.  Plans for Day 4 – teach the girl how to play Farkle!