Winter in Wyoming!

Well, winter has arrived!  We've had winds of up to 40 mph and this morning I had to take a picture of our little weather station to show how cold it is here.

Check out the temperature . . . and the wind chill factor!

Thank goodness the wind wasn't blowing at 40 mph like it usually does.

 Look carefully around the edges of the pioneer handcart cutout - those are ice crystals outlining the sign!

The Homestead is an "ice crystal wonderland," sparkling in the sun.

 

For some crazy reason we all decided to go outside - without coats - and stand by a handcart to have our pictures taken.  

What were we thinking???  The snow was so cold that it crunched under our feet.
We actually ran right back inside and had hot chocolate to warm us up.