Atlanta is shut down by snow!

By the time we left Charlotte on Wednesday, the snow had pretty much all melted. Some of the back roads had signs of the winter weather but all of the main highways were clear. It was like this all the way through the Carolinas and into Georgia.

All that changed though once we exited I-85 onto GA 20. We were amazed at the amount of ice still on the roads. We drove by an empty Mall of Georgia and noticed most of the local businesses were closed. It was a crazy sight – Atlanta really was shut down!

We expected to see remnants of snow but were astonished when we saw a thick layer of ice covering the ground.

We talked to our neighbors who said almost everything was closed Monday – Wednesday around town. If businesses were open, they closed early because of the “refreeze.”

Wesley and Jackson sledding in the backyard.

Making a snow man

This was quite a sight. In the backyard was 4 inches of snow covered by a thick layer of ice. As soon as Wesley or I walked out there, the ice cracked and we felt snow. Since Jackson is so light, he couldn't break the ice and literally just walked around on top of it. It was crazy! Here he is sitting on top of the snow...

And here he is in the sled.

While in our backyard, Wesley could throw him around on the sled and he would float over the ice!