The weekend before Christmas is usually a time of last-minute shopping, packing for travel and holiday parties. But plans were changed in 2009 as a winter storm dumped roughly 16 inches of snow on the District. Some areas of Virginia saw as much as 26 inches. Instead of buying last-minute gifts, people were in a mad rush buying toilet paper and milk. It was a little crazy. But we had fun and had some extra time to frolic in the snow as you'll see in these photos from the Capitol Hill and Navy Yard neighborhoods of DC. Click on the first image and you can scroll through the entire gallery by clicking the right or left side of the larger images. Press anywhere on the screen to return to the main gallery page.
